According to Bangladesh Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, as China has stopped export of the spices, the price of ginger has increased exorbitantly at the local market. China is a major exporter of ginger to Bangladesh.
About higher commodity price, Munshi said the government has strengthened market monitoring to curb illegal price hike of the commodities as the price of imported goods has increased significantly compare to the last year.
Source: daily-bangladesh.com