82-tonne consignment of onion arrives

The first consignment of 82 tonnes onion from Pakistan's Karachi reached Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday night, amid skyrocketing prices of the key cooking ingredient that astonished the consumers.

A goods transporting plane of private 'Silkway Airlines' carrying the consignment reached the airport at 7:20pm.

Dhaka Customs House assistant commissioner Sazzad Hossain said 82 tonnes onion arrived by a flight of Silkway Airlines.





A company named 'Saad International' imported the onion.