Bangladesh, Sept. 16 -- Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said his ministry will consider a proposal for the withdrawal of duty on onion import.

"We'll definitely consider the matter [duty withdrawal] as we did in the past," he told reporters responding to a question on withdrawal of duty on onion import.

The Finance Minister was speaking at a virtual briefing session on the outcomes of two consecutive meetings of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase on Wednesday.

He made the remarks when reporters drew his attention to Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi's call to the Finance Ministry to withdraw the existing duty on onion import against the backdrop of India's ban on export of the bulb to Bang...