The government has moved to waive various airport-related charges to help lower the import cost of much-talked-about onion, whose price has recently mounted amid short supply. The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has taken the step following a meeting with the importers and the agencies concerned on Sunday evening, officials said. "We have already written to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism to waive the airport charges on public interest," Commerce Secretary Md Jafar Uddin told the FE on Monday. He said the stakeholders concerned informed the ministry that handling fees, lending charges and other airport bills will ultimately enhance onion price. The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) and the private sector importers are bringing onion by air on an...