Prices of rice, chicken continue to rise
The prices of rice and several vegetables went up, while the price of broiler chicken remained high on Dhaka鈥檚 kitchen markets over the week ending Friday.
Commodities
TCB to sell items thru smart cards: Bashir
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Wednesday said that, from now on, operations of the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh would be conducted through smart family cards instead of paper system...
World food prices dip 2pc in 2024: FAO
World food commodity prices declined by 2.1 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year, the FAO said on Friday, but they remain considerably higher than before the Covid pandemic.
Prices of rice, broiler go up
The prices of rice and broiler chicken went up while that of vegetables decreased on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka over the week ending Friday.
Tk聽2 cauliflower in Bogura sells for Tk聽40 in Dhaka
The prices of seasonal cauliflower, cabbage and radish have plunged in the Bogura鈥檚 Mahasthangarh market, the largest vegetable market in the north, but consumers in Dhaka city are buying the vegetables at...
Prices of essentials remain high
The prices of several essential commodities, including vegetables, potatoes, onions and broiler chickens, remained high, while some items witnessed price reductions on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka over the week ending Friday.
Rice price sees sharp rise despite aman harvest聽
The prices of rice continued to rise on the local market in the past two weeks during the harvest of aman, which contributes 40 per cent of the country鈥檚 yearly demand for the staple food.
Breaking oligarchs鈥� control on markets key challenge: Zillur聽
Former caretaker government adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman on Saturday said that containing inflation, reviving economic activities and breaking the oligarchs鈥� dominance on markets remained as major challenges for the interim government.
Govt trying to demolish syndicates: adviser
Despite government鈥檚 sincere efforts to demolish syndicate, the unholy alliance is still active in the market to manipulate the price of essentials.
Prices of some essentials go down, others remain costly
The prices of some essential commodities, including vegetables, potatoes, onions and eggs, decreased slightly while many others remained pricey on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka over the week ending Friday.
Businesses鈥� influence on market too strong: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said that the country鈥檚 businesses were very strong in terms of maintaining a marketing system which was almost impossible to break for checking commodity prices...
1,900 tonnes of potato arrives from India
Amid overheated local markets, another shipment of 1,900 tonnes of potatoes arrived in Bangladesh from neighbouring India, officials said on Wednesday...
Govt exempts edible oils from taxes, VAT until March 31
The government has exempted all edible oils including canola and sunflower oil from duty, tax and VAT until March 31, 2025, aiming to increase market supply...
Soya bean oil not selling at govt-set price
The price of soya bean oil has remained high despite the government raising it by Tk 8 per litre, while supply inconsistencies of the essential cooking ingredient continued to trouble Dhaka鈥檚 kitchen markets over the week ending Friday.
Edible oil prices up by Tk 8 per litre
The government has raised the prices of both the soya bean and palm oil by Tk聽8 a litre as per the demand from the businesses to align price with international market rates...
