Dhaka, April 28 -- Onion prices have shot up further by Tk 10-15 a kg, augmenting sufferings of the consumers.

Local onions retailed at Tk 70-75 and the imported variety Tk 75-80 a kg in the groceries and kitchen markets on Sunday, marking a hike of Tk 10-15 a kg in a week and Tk 20 a kg in two weeks, market sources said.

According to the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), the key spice witnessed a 20 per cent surge in a week while the current price is more than 50 per cent higher than that of a year back.

Monwar Ali, a grocer at Dolphin Goli of Kolabagan in the city, said wholesale prices witnessed a Tk 8.0-10 a kg hike at Karwan Bazar in the last two days.

I bought local onions at Tk 62 a kg at Karwan Bazar Saturday evening, h...