Price hike
Hilsa remains a luxury
Traders blame low supply for high price; not enough catch in rivers even after 2-month ban
Govt okays import of 19,400-tonne potatoes
The agriculture ministry has started issuing permits to importers to bring potatoes to control prices
Sugar disappears from Dhaka stores amid high price
Loose sugar was selling in Dhaka markets today at Tk 135 to Tk 140 per kg- much higher than the government-fixed price - citing short supply..On April 8, the government set price at Tk 104 per kg for loose sugar and at Tk 109 for packaged sugar. Consumers, however, complained the ceiling h
Livestock dept's sales bring relief, but prices still too high for most
MA Khair Chowdhury passed the Segunbagicha kitchen market, disappointed. "It's quite impossible to buy daily essentials from the market due to the high prices."
Price Manipulation: 3 laws there, but not much enforcement
There are at least three laws and as many government bodies to protect the consumers from price manipulation, but it goes on unabated due to lax enforcement of the laws and a lack of coordination among the government organisations, say commodity experts.
Low-Income People: Decent meal a luxury this Ramadan
Taking Tk 300 from her rickshaw-puller husband, Moni Begum went to Mirpur-11 kitchen market in the capital yesterday in the hope of buying some good food for her three children to eat on the first day of Ramadan.
Livestock ministry to sell milk, egg, meat in Dhaka’s 20 places
Beef at Tk 640 a kg, mutton Tk 940 a kg, dressed broiler Tk 340 a kg, milk Tk 80 a litre and egg Tk 10 a piece
‘Cheaper’ meat, eggs to be sold at 15 points in Dhaka during Ramadan
The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has taken the initiative to facilitate people's protein intake at a 'cheaper rate' and maintain the supply chain during the month of Ramadan
Law Watch / Price Hike and Consumer Rights Protection: Revisiting the Legal Regime
The right to food or the daily basic necessities is incorporated as one of the judicially unjustifiable Fundamental Principles of State Policies in our Constitution.
Price hike of essentials: Commerce minister under fire in JS
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi took heavy flak in the Jatiya Sangsad yesterday for his ministry’s failure to arrest the price hike of daily essentials, which has worsened the plight of limited-income people.
Provide essentials at low prices to 1cr needy families in Ramadan: PM tells commerce minister
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has given directives to provide daily essentials at low prices to 1 crore needy families during the upcoming Ramadan.