BPC glutted with furnace oil for low use
The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation is glutted with furnace oil due to its consumption in the power plants falling far below than the predicted.
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Industries behind toxic soil, lives
SOIL is not just dirt beneath our feet. It is the foundation of life. It feeds us, supports biodiversity and shapes human health. But in Bangladesh, this vital layer of earth is turning toxic. Few notice it, but the ground that grows our rice and vegetables is slowly poisoning us...
CAB demands strict action against soya bean syndicates
The Consumers Association of Bangladesh on Tuesday urged the government to take strict action against the soya bean oil syndicate as 鈥榚dible oil is going beyond the reach of consumers due to the manipulation of syndicates鈥� in the domestic market.
Consumers Association of Bangladesh demands action against soybean oil syndicates
Consumers Association of Bangladesh on Tuesday urged the government to take strict action against the Soybean oil syndicate as 鈥榚dible oil is going beyond the reach of consumers due to the manipulation of syndicates鈥� in the domestic market...
Commerce adviser visits SKS factories
Commerce adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin visited Sena Edible Oil Industries and Sena Flour Mill, Narayanganj 鈥� subsidiary organisations of the Sena Kallyan Sangstha 鈥� for their special contributions to the production of high-quality and standard-compliant products...
Trade war threatens oil demand growth: IEA
Global oil demand growth is set to accelerate this year but the escalating trade war launched by US President Donald Trump threatens to disrupt the market, the International Energy Agency said Thursday...
COMMODITY MARKET: Supply shortage blamed as soya bean oil price still high
The shortage of soya bean oil is ongoing in the Dhaka city stores as of Friday, although the commerce adviser assured that the edible oil shortage problem would be solved shortly.
Loose soybean oil priced at Tk 160 in Ctg
The administration set the price of loose edible oil at different levels in Chattogram from importers to retail sellers in a decision at a special task force meeting on Tuesday...
Shortage of packaged soya聽bean oil still acute
The supply of packaged soya bean oil remained inadequate on Dhaka鈥檚 kitchen markets and general stores as on Monday, with retailers reporting that companies were yet to meet demand following weeks of supply shortage.
Bottled soya bean oil shortage persists
The scarcity of bottled soybean oil continues across Dhaka鈥檚 markets, including Karwan Bazar, one of the country鈥檚 largest wholesale hubs...
Iran denounces new US sanctions as 鈥榮ign of hostility鈥�
Iran on Wednesday condemned a new round of US sanctions as a 鈥榗lear sign of hostility鈥� after Washington blacklisted more than 30 people and vessels linked to its oil trade...
Addressing gaps in sanitation facilities stressed
Speakers including water and sanitation experts, private entrepreneurs, academics, and development partners at the inaugural session of the Toilet Conference 2025 on Tuesday called for addressing gaps in sanitation facilities in the country...
Loan disbursement to CMSME drops by 16pc
Loan disbursements to the Cottage, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (CMSME) sector dropped by 16 per cent in the July-September quarter of FY25 compared to the same period in FY24, due to political turmoil and economic instability during the period...
Bottled soya bean oil in short supply
Bottled soybean oil has nearly disappeared from the Dhaka city鈥檚 shops and markets, including Karwan Bazar, one of the country鈥檚 largest wholesale markets.
Two distributors fined for hoarding soya bean oil
The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection on Thursday fined two distributors in Chattogram after it had found evidence of hoarding bottled soya bean oil amid an inadequate supply of the commodity.聽
Hidden threat of mosquito coils
BANGLADESH continues to tackle endemic mosquito-borne diseases. In recent years, the country has witnessed record-breaking dengue outbreaks, with thousands of hospitalisations and deaths reported annually. In fact, October 2024 was supposedly the deadliest month in terms of deaths and cases. According to the Directorate General of Health Services, in 2024...
Time for govt to work as tale of edible oil shortage repeats
THE good old tale of the shortage of edible oil repeats, with Ramadan, the month of fasting for the Muslims, likely to begin at February鈥檚 end. While packed or bottled soya bean oil is reported to have been in short supply, it has started selling for prices higher than the official rate. The situation has pushed up prices of packed, including bottled, and unpacked soya bean...
Soya bean oil crisis hits Dhaka markets
The edible oil market in Dhaka has become unstable as supply of bottled soya bean oil has sharply declined...
NBR imposes 25pc RD on rice bran oil export
The National Board of Revenue has imposed a fresh 25 per cent regulatory duty on the export of crude and refined rice bran oil to increase domestic supply and keep the prices stable...
Bangladesh鈥檚 reliance on Gulf nations under threat
OVER 10 million Bangladeshi migrant workers send home an estimated $22 billion in remittances annually, making it the country鈥檚 second-largest source of foreign exchange after garment exports. More than 60 per cent of this originates from the Middle East, with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Kuwait leading the way. At the same time...
Rice bran oil: meeting demand for edible oil
BOTH rice bran oil and obtained oil from locally produced seeds equally contribute to meet the demand of edible oil. But the rice bran obtained from quantity of paddy produced in a year to produce oil may increase...
Prices of rice, soya bean remain high
The prices of essential kitchen items, including rice, soya bean oil and chicken, remained high in the capital Dhaka over the week ending Friday, causing concerns for consumers.
Shell annual profit drops
British energy giant Shell on Thursday announced a 17-per cent drop in annual net profit owing to weaker oil and gas prices as well as asset write-offs...
Prices of rice, soya bean oil go up
The prices of rice and soya bean oil went up on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka over the week ending Friday.
Bangladesh faces challenges in adopting sustainable food system: NPO DG
National Productivity Organisation director general Md Nuruzzaman on Monday said that while Bangladesh has made strides in adopting sustainable food systems, challenges like climate change, soil degradation, and water scarcity remain critical obstacles...
Price of soya bean oil goes up
The price of soya bean oil increased while the costs for some other commodities, including rice, broiler chicken and red lentil, remained high on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka over the week ending Friday.
Padma Oil AGM approves 140pc cash dividend
Padma Oil Company Ltd held its 55th annual general meeting virtually presided over by the company chairman, AKM Zafar Ullah Khan, on Saturday...
Child falls into paddy-boiling stove, dies
A 4-year child died after accidentally falling into the fire of a paddy-boiling stove in Dodaria village of Jhapa Union, Monirampur Upazila, Jashore on Saturday...
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.
Trump threatens tariffs if EU doesn鈥檛 buy more oil, gas
US president-elect Donald Trump on Friday threatened the European Union with tariffs if the bloc does not reduce its 鈥榯remendous鈥� trade gap with Washington through oil and gas purchases.