Sudan produces around 80 percent of the world's gum arabic, a natural substance harvested from acacia trees that's widely used in mass-market products including L'Oreal, lipsticks and Nestle, petfood

However, the company declares a 520 per cent cash dividend for its shareholders, the highest in five years

Compared to Ramadan 2024, several essential goods remain cheaper, but concerns remain over volatility in the market.

Rice, sugar, milk powder, water, pulse, tea, salt and soybean oil will be sold through trucks

Discussions were held for an additional $29.1 million in potential exports

Between October 2024 and January 2025, imports of sugar, soybean oil, lentils, chickpeas post double-digit growths

They demand lowering the fee to Tk 4 per kg, down from the recently imposed Tk 8 per kg

Bangladesh's poultry producers should focus on reducing their carbon footprint to address the challenges posed by climate change, industry analysts said yesterday.

The Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners and Vanaspati Manufacturers Association has reassured consumers and traders that there is no supply shortage of bottled edible oil in the local market.

Sk Bashir Uddin visits and inspects the production activities of Daulatpur Jute Mill in Khulna

The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has verified, printed, and handed over 57 lakh smart family cards to local administration offices for nationwide distribution.

The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) met with refiners yesterday and concluded that the country does not have any shortage of edible oil at present.

The duty was imposed to discourage rice bran oil shipments and increase domestic supply

An NBR notification may come this week to boost the oil’s domestic supply

Inflation in Bangladesh eased for the second consecutive month in January, driven by stable food prices due mainly to an abundant supply of winter vegetables to the local market.

Bangladesh’s paddy production is estimated to have declined in 2024 from the previous year, largely due to output losses caused by recurrent floods and Cyclone Remal in late July..However, aggregate paddy production in 2024 is forecast at 6.02 crore tonnes, which is well above the four-yea

Sk Bashir Uddin says bottled oils are unnecessarily pricier

The existing automatic pricing formula does not reflect global markets, the think-tank says

10.23 lakh tonnes of aromatic rice was produced in FY24, up from 5.79 lakh tonnes in FY18

Edible oil refiners have withdrawn a decision to increase prices of soybean and palm oil before Ramadan. .On January 21, the Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners and Vanaspati Manufacturers Association wrote a letter to the commerce secretary, informing that they would not be increasing the