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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.
Extortion raises commodity prices: DMP commissioner
A senior police official on Saturday said that rampant extortion was causing the prices of essentials to rise.
Customs clearance for rice from Myanmar underway: officials
Port and customs officials at Teknaf in Cox鈥檚 Bazar said on Thursday that the customs clearance for 380 sacks of rice, which arrived from the Maungdaw Port to Teknaf on Tuesday night, was underway...
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...
BNP leader Rizvi slams interim government over price hike, extortion
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday slammed the interim government for its failure to take adequate measures to reduce the prices of essential commodities and curb extortion...
US wholesale prices pick up in Nov
US producer inflation climbed in November, government data showed Thursday, logging its biggest year-on-year increase since February 2023 as food costs jumped...
BSEC fines 20 individuals, entities Tk聽134.18cr
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday imposed fines of total Tk聽134.18 crore on 20 individuals and entities for manipulating share prices of Orion Pharma, Orion Infusions and Bangladesh Finance...
Inflated data impeded effective policy making: adviser
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday said that the government was facing challenges in stabilising the prices of essential commodities, saying that there were lack of accurate data on production and demand and the discrepancies continued to impede effective policy making...
Oil prices higher on China boost, Syria uncertainty
World oil prices jumped Monday on fresh moves by China to boost its聽economy聽and as traders tracked an uncertain future for Syria and the wider crude-rich Middle East...
Lessons from Syria鈥檚 struggle for freedom
THE question of who ousted Bashar al-Assad has dominated countless headlines, debates and think tank discussions. Yet, for the millions of Syrians whose lives have been shaped 鈥� and shattered 鈥� by decades of brutal governance, this question is a distraction. The real focus should be on the human cost of oppression, the erasure of freedoms and the...
Khayer, family members fined Tk 134.54cr for share price rigging
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday fined Abul Khayer, also known as Hiru, and his family members a total of Tk聽134.54 crore for manipulating share prices of four companies...
Govt asks pvt sector to import, sell 3.92 lakh tonnes of rice by Dec 22
The government has allowed the private sector to import 3.92 lakh tonnes of rice within this month, aiming to keep rice price stable on the retail market across the country, according to the food ministry...
Bangladeshi people express concern over price hike: VoA survey
Many people in Bangladesh believe that the interim government has faced challenges in managing the rising prices of essential commodities compared to the previous Awami League government, says a survey conducted by Voice of America Bangla...
Sri Lanka records highest deflation since 1961
Sri Lanka鈥檚 consumer prices fell by 2.1 per cent in November, the highest deflation rate recorded by the economically fragile island nation since 1961, official data showed Saturday...
Govt should break market cartels to contain prices
PEOPLE, especially the poor and the segments of the population with low, fixed and limited income, continue to suffer as prices of goods remain high. Prices of vegetables, onions, potatoes and edible oil remained high in the week ending on November 29. A slight decrease in prices of coarse varieties of rice, broilers and eggs in the week has, however, failed to make any noticeable difference for...
Low, middle income people endure long queues
People from lower to middle-class backgrounds endure long queues at the open market sales points of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh in Dhaka city as rising inflation pushed essential commodity prices higher...
LDC graduation unlikely to raise medicine prices, but may affect exports: study
Bangladesh鈥檚 graduation from the least developed country to a developing one, in itself, is unlikely to increase the prices of medicine on the local market, but it may affect the exports of the products, according to a study...
6,520 tonnes of rice imported thru Bhomra in 8 days
Bangladesh imported 6,520.21 tonnes of rice from India through Bhomra land port in Satkhira over the past 8 days that authorities hope would help stabilise the country鈥檚 rice market.
TCB starts selling potatoes at Tk 40 a kg
The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh has started selling potatoes at Tk 40 a kilogram alongside its regular commodities in an effort to control the market prices...
Mancha concerned at price hike
The central steering committee of Gantantra Mancha, a combine of six political parties, at a meeting expressed concern over the failure of the interim government to control price hike of the essential commodities in their 100-day rule...
Police asked to drop names of innocent people from cases:聽press secy
The government has asked the police to take out innocent people鈥檚 names from the cases that are being filed following the student-mass uprising.
Rice prices to go down with Aman in market: adviser
Food adviser Ali Imam Majumdar has said that rice prices might decline gradually with the new Aman rice coming to the market...
US producer inflation edges higher in October
US wholesale prices rose slightly in October, according to government data published Thursday, as an increase in services inflation pushed up the overall figure...
Tariff cuts hardly check price hike: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said that tariff cuts hardly helped in checking price hike of essentials making majority people impatient...
Global food prices reach 18-month high: FAO
Global food prices rose in October to their highest level in 18 months, with a sharp increase in the cost of vegetable oil, the Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday.
Govt to buy aman rice at Tk 46, paddy at Tk 33 per kg
Finance and commerce adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said he had directed officials concerned to collect rice and wheat beyond the targets to ensure sufficient food stock.
Govt approves bulk imports of rice, wheat, sugar, LNG, fertiliser
The Advisors Council Committee on Government Purchase on Wednesday approved a number of proposals to procure rice, wheat, sugar, LNG, fertiliser to meet local demands and award contracts for upgradation of landing stations...
Stocks gain slightly in past week
Dhaka stocks witnessed increase in share prices in the past week, ending bearish vibe of the previous five consecutive weeks, as bargain hunters went for low priced scrips hoping for quick gains, market operators said...
Rice, onion, potato prices increase
The prices of rice, onions and potatoes increased on the kitchen markets in the Dhaka city over the week ending Friday.