Traders have hiked onion prices exponentially within a day, capitalizing on India’s export ban on the essential spice. Retailers sold each kg of onions for up to Tk 120 at kitchen markets in the capital’s Palashi and Mohammadur areas. It was about Tk 80 the previous day. “They are selling from their old stock, but they raised prices overnight,” said an elderly shopper at Mohammadpur Town Hall kitchen market after buying 500gm of the locally grown onion at Tk 55. The traders hike