Price of essentials
Essential prices keep spiralling
Mohammad Shahid looked at the shopkeeper in Karwan Bazar in disbelief after hearing that a kg of onions was selling for Tk 120.
Discussed with India about pre-Ramadan import of onion, sugar: FM
"We discussed the import of perishable items from India. We have discussed in detail so that we get 50,000 tonnes of onion and 1 lakh tonnes of sugar before Ramadan."
Rice, Sugar, Date import: Taxes cut for better supply in Ramadan
The National Board of Revenue yesterday cut customs tariffs on rice, sugar and dates and removed the value added tax on edible oil imports in an effort to help the government boost supply and contain prices of the four commodities during Ramadan next month.
Trucks carrying essentials at mercy of extortionists, Momen tells parliament
Former foreign minister AK Abdul Momen today in parliament said some criminals in his constituency are regularly extorting money from essentials laden trucks
34,000MT of potatoes to be imported from India
Aiming to rein in the runaway price of potatoes, the government has approved the import of 34,000 metric tonnes of potatoes through the Hili land port from India.
PM orders import duty cuts on 4 commodities
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the authorities concerned to cut import duties on rice, edible oil, sugar and dates ahead of the upcoming Ramadan.
Who’s to blame for vegetable price spiral?
Day labourer Azizul Haque was upset to see the price of papaya when he went to do grocery shopping yesterday: it has doubled in a space of a few days.
Form body to probe price hike of agri products
The High Court yesterday directed the authorities concerned to form a high-powered committee to investigate the unusual hikes in prices of all types of agricultural commodities, identify the persons responsible, and submit a report within a month.
Onion price soars even in peak season
It is peak harvest season, but the price of onion has soared by Tk 10 per kilogram at the capital’s kitchen markets over the last three days.
'If needed send them to jail'
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sounded a strong warning against hoarders and market manipulators
Essentials in Ramadan: Dollar crisis, hoarding jack up prices
With Ramadan less than two months away, the prices of chickpeas, dried peas, dates, and soybean oil have increased in Dhaka and Chattogram.
Rice prices yet to cool despite govt warnings
The price of rice has not gone down in Dhaka’s kitchen markets despite government warnings of legal action against traders.
Traders promise to cut rice prices
Rice traders and mill owners yesterday promised to reduce prices after Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder said legal action would be taken against them if they do not cut rice prices within the next four days.
Rice prices spiralling once again
With the harvesting of Aman crops, the prices of BR-28, Paijam, Guti and aromatic rice were supposed to decrease. Instead, the rice prices have gone up by Tk 2-8 per kg in the last 10 days in Dhaka’s kitchen markets.
16 traders fined Tk 68,000 for selling onion at high prices
Sixteen traders were fined Tk 68,000 for selling onions at higher prices, storing, and not showing price list in the port city today
Onion prices soar despite sufficient supply
The prices of onion have shot up despite adequate supply, according to a Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) report -- laying bare the extent of market manipulation by a section of dishonest traders.
Onion prices remain high despite raids
Onion prices did not come down despite raids by the authorities in different wholesale and retail markets across the country.
TCB fails to unload 90 tonnes of imported onions at Benapole
Amid surging prices of onions throughout the country, 90 tonnes of onions are waiting to be unloaded after imports from India through Benapole port five days ago
