Govt to import another 3 lakh tonnes of diesel, EPI vaccines
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8 April 2026, 18:51 PM Business
Global fuel price hike won’t hit Eid travel cost: minister
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14 March 2026, 21:14 PM Business
Don’t buy edible oil in panic: commerce minister
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9 March 2026, 19:57 PM Business
Commerce minister vows tighter LPG market monitoring
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26 February 2026, 21:03 PM Business
Agri product imports to reduce over the years, says new agriculture minister
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19 February 2026, 19:36 PM Business
33% food samples tested unsafe in FY 2024-25
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2 February 2026, 20:13 PM Business
Third shipment of US wheat reaches Ctg port
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31 January 2026, 19:50 PM Business

'Fisheries sector may get a separate economic zone'

Fisheries Minister SM Rezaul Karim says at ERD event
1 August 2023, 11:44 AM

Unilever Consumer Care posts 8% fall in Q2 profits

However, the company's half-yearly profit rises 4.5%
31 July 2023, 15:43 PM

Govt to buy 8,000 tonnes of lentil, 80 lakh litres of soybean oil

Today, cabinet okays 13 proposals worth Tk 17,706.43 crore
26 July 2023, 15:12 PM

Loose soybean oil sales banned from Aug 1

Consumers’ right body DG says at ERF event
26 July 2023, 14:05 PM

‘Bangladesh targets producing 85 lakh tonnes of fish by 2041’

Fisheries minister says at event to observe National Fisheries Week
24 July 2023, 13:42 PM

Romanian port can ship more Ukraine grain after collapse of Black Sea deal

Romania's Constanta port, Ukraine's main alternative route for grain since Russia's withdrawal led to the collapse of the Black Sea shipment deal, has capacity to handle extra cargoes until mid-August, the head of the port's business association said.
22 July 2023, 10:33 AM

Russia bombards Ukraine ports, threatens ships, jolting world grain markets

At least 27 civilians were reported hurt in the air strikes on the ports, which set buildings ablaze and damaged China's consulate in Odesa.
20 July 2023, 16:14 PM

Gold prices cross Tk 1 lakh a bhori for the first time

The rate will be effective from tomorrow
20 July 2023, 14:38 PM

India bans non-basmati rice export with immediate effect

The top rice exporter fears a production fall for late start of monsoon rains
20 July 2023, 14:02 PM

Business leaders worried over Russia's exit from grain deal

Six major trade bodies in Bangladesh expressed their concern
19 July 2023, 12:20 PM

Local wholesale wheat prices start rising

But retail prices still unhurt by Russia’s grain deal exit
18 July 2023, 15:26 PM

Bad news for wheat market as Russia pulls out of grain deal

Bangladesh’s wheat market may see fresh volatility after Russia pulled out of a United Nations and Turkey-brokered deal that could turn the global grain market unstable, importers warn.
17 July 2023, 15:51 PM

Banks can now reschedule default loans of cold storages

The loans can be repaid in 10 years with one-year of grace period
13 July 2023, 15:22 PM

Turkey's Erdogan to host Putin, hopes for Black Sea grain deal extension

Zelenskiy's visit followed stops in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, part of a tour of various NATO capitals.
8 July 2023, 10:03 AM

Green chili import thru Hili suspended on fear of losses

Imports of green chili through Hili land port in Dinajpur have been suspended as importers fear incurring losses in face of falling prices in local markets.
4 July 2023, 15:11 PM

“We have created a large oligarch over the years like Russia. There is the existence of those oligarchs in every sector, including the commodity sector. We all know who they are.”

The commerce minister’s recent admission that stern measures against market manipulators could create a sudden crisis has exposed the helplessness and lack of political will of the government, said three top economists and a consumers' body. 
27 June 2023, 16:05 PM

Govt to spend Tk 17.5 crore on TCB’s smart cards

Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Company will help digitise the cards
22 June 2023, 11:45 AM

Don't increase sugar price now: CAB

Sugar refiners' proposal to hike sugar prices unreasonable, it says
20 June 2023, 15:16 PM

Pran Agro to raise Tk 262.5 crore through bonds

The coupon rate of the bond is 8.88%
19 June 2023, 15:40 PM

Refiners want 20% hike in retail sugar price

They want to sell sugar at Tk 150 a kg from June 22
19 June 2023, 12:06 PM