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Dhaka flies in onions as shortage leads to eye-watering prices

The price of onions is a sensitive subject in South Asia, where shortages can trigger widespread discontent. In Bangladesh, it has soared since neighbouring India banned exports in September after heavy monsoon rains reduced the crop. – EPA pic, November 17, 2019.

BANGLADESH is urgently importing onions by air as the price of the essential ingredient soars to record highs, said an official today, with even the prime minister chopping the bulb from her menu. The price of onions – a sensitive subject in South Asia, where shortages can trigger widespread discontent with political ramifications – has climbed to eye-watering levels in Bangladesh since neighbouring India banned exports in late September after heavy monsoon rains reduced the crop.

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