NBR imposes 20pc RD on rice bran oil exports
The National Board of Revenue imposed a 20 per cent regulatory duty on the export of rice bran oil from Bangladesh...
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Locals protest at rice mill pollution in Raiganj
Local people of an area in Raiganj upazila in Sirajganj district on Wednesday protested at the operation of an auto rice mill, saying that its smoke and wastes were polluting the environment and farmland...
Rice mill association leader arrested
The police arrested Abdur Rashid, central president of the Bangladesh Auto Major and Husking Mill Owners鈥� Association and one of Kushtia鈥檚 most influential rice traders on Tuesday evening in connection with a fresh fraud case, adding to at least 19 pending cases against him...
China鈥檚 economy under pressure as consumer slump deepens
Consumer prices in China fell last month at their fastest rate in six months, official data showed Wednesday, as leaders struggle to reignite demand in the world鈥檚 second-largest economy...
BNP leader held for selling govt rice on open market
The police on Tuesday arrested a local leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Noakhali鈥檚 Kabirhat for allegedly selling government-subsidised rice on the open market...
No respite from high prices despite fall on global market
Despite a sharp decline in the commodity prices on the international market after a Ukraine war-induced surge, consumers in Bangladesh are still bearing the brunt of high prices of commodities as the domestic market remains indifferent to the global price fall...
BGMEA makes 鈥楿nit Price鈥� entry mandatory in UD
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has urged its members to include the unit price of both imported raw materials and exportable readymade garment items when submitting utilisation declaration applications through its software, effective from September 1...
Rice prices up 91pc year-on-year in Japan
Rice prices in Japan soared 90.7 per cent in July year-on-year, official data showed Friday, but the rate of increase slowed from previous months offering some relief for prime minister Shigeru Ishiba.
Onion prices drop as imports resume
Onion prices declined by Tk聽5鈥�7 at the wholesale level at different markets of the capital following the resumption of imports...
Measures needed to stabilise rice prices, food inflation
WHILE food inflation has put a large number of poor, low- and fixed-income people into difficulty, the persistent increase in rice prices appears to be pushing many into food insecurity. The increase in rice prices, moreover, remains the major contributor to food inflation. Fine rice inflation has stayed in double digits over the past twelve months, while the medium and coarse...
Hidden hunger widespread
Rice prices continue to be the major contributor to food inflation as well as overall price hikes of essentials that lead majority people to struggle for food security amid spreading hidden hunger...
Market capitalisation falls by Tk 3,396 cr in week
The Dhaka Stock Exchange witnessed a sharp decline throughout the week, losing Tk 3,396 crore in market capitalisation as share prices dropped on most trading days...
Vietnamese rice grower helps tackle Cuba鈥檚 food shortage
Outside Havana, a combine belonging to a private Vietnamese company is harvesting rice, directly farming Cuban land鈥攊n a first鈥攖o help address acute food shortages in the country...
Price stability, poverty reduction far from a reality
THE interim government鈥檚 efforts to keep the kitchen market stable have not been successful, as prices of essentials continue to rise. The prices of almost all essential food items, including onions, eggs, broiler chickens and vegetables, remained high on August 15 in the capital鈥檚 kitchen markets. Broiler chickens are sold at Tk 170-180 per kilogram at retail markets, which was...
Prices of essentials remain high, wholesale onion prices drop
The prices of almost all essentials, including onions, eggs, broiler chickens, and vegetables, remained high on Friday in the capital鈥檚 kitchen markets...
Oil prices rise ahead of US-Russia summit
Wall Street stocks finished little changed Thursday as markets absorbed a disappointing inflation report, while oil prices shot higher on the eve of a US-Russia summit on Ukraine...
Supply shortage, no import send onion prices soaring
The prices of onions have experienced a sharp hike in the country due to a supply shortage and a pause in import over the past few months...
Rice procurement faces disruption due to 0.5pc tax
Rice procurement activities across the country are facing disruptions following the imposition of a 0.5 per cent source tax on domestic rice procurement, according to an official document...
China says consumer prices stable in July
Consumer prices in China remained stable in July, official data showed Saturday, providing a respite for the world鈥檚 second-largest economy, which is facing strong deflationary pressure and fragile domestic demand...
Govt needs to shore up issues to contain prices on kitchen market
PRICES of onions, eggs of farm chickens and vegetables registered a fresh increase on the kitchen market in Dhaka in the past week. Prices of onions registered the highest increase of Tk 20 a kilogram, that too, in a couple of days. Onions on August 8 sold for Tk 80鈥�85 a kilogram, up from Tk 60鈥�65. The prices, however, ranged between Tk 65 and Tk 70 on the wholesale market...
Onion prices increases amid import halt, supply shortages
Onion prices in Bangladesh have spiked sharply, climbing by up to Tk聽15 per kilogram, a 24 per cent increase, within just a week, causing financial strain to consumers...
Prices of 10 types of heart stents reduced
The prices of 10 types of stents or rings imported from three companies to use in the treatment of heart disease in the country have dropped...
8 OPEC+ countries raise output to 5,47,000 bpd
The eight OPEC+ countries said Sunday they will increase production by 5,47,000 barrels a day in a move which analysts say aims to regain market share amid resilient crude prices...
Steady supply, strong stocks keep rice market stable
Bangladesh is unlikely to face any rice shortage during the 2025鈥�26 fiscal year as projected demand and supply will remain well balanced, according to an official document...
Naogaon potato growers demonstrate demanding fair prices
Potato growers in Naogaon formed a human chain on Wednesday and also dumped potatoes on the road, demanding fair prices for the crop, similar to paddy and wheat...
No more public land at token price
The advisory council committee on economic affairs at a meeting on Tuesday agreed in principle to hand over about 55 acres of land of closed Jalil Textile Mills in Chattogram to the Bangladesh Army for establishing an ordnance factory...
High rice price hinders easing inflation
Despite a record Boro harvest, rice prices in Bangladesh remain unusually high, raising questions about market manipulation amid weak monitoring as well as regulation...
Walton reduces price of 3 monitor models
Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited has reduced prices of three of its popular monitor models...
Price hikes nibble at demand for Lindt chocolate
Premium Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Sprungli hiked its 2025 sales target as cocoa price hikes passed on to customers outweighed a drop in volumes...
Extreme weather drives global food price hike: study
Climate change-driven extreme weather events are severely disrupting global food production, triggering record-breaking price surges and heightening health risks for vulnerable peoples in the countries, including Bangladesh, revealed an international study on Monday...