Govt to import another 50,000 tonnes of rice from India

The interim government will import another 50,000 tonnes of rice from India to increase the country’s food stocks..Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed approved a proposal in this regard at a meeting of a government advisory committee on purchase at Bangladesh Secretariat yesterday..The
21 November 2024, 16:10 PM

277 firms allowed to import 14.81 lakh tonnes of rice

The interim government of Bangladesh has allowed 277 private entities to import 14.81 lakh tonnes of rice as it looks to contain domestic prices of the staple grain by increasing stocks..Of the total, 10.65 lakh tonnes will be boiled rice while the rest will be sunned rice, according to do
20 November 2024, 18:14 PM

Finance adviser dissatisfied over unstable commodity prices despite duty cuts

Salehuddin Ahmed attends Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation’s 34th founding anniversary
13 November 2024, 11:42 AM

BB allows imports of 11 Ramadan commodities on credit

The benefit will remain valid until March 31 next year
11 November 2024, 14:43 PM

Inflation pushes people to compromise on priorities: commerce adviser

Sk Bashir Uddin says he will work hard together with everyone to control commodity prices
11 November 2024, 12:30 PM

NBR removes import duty on onions

The tariff withdrawal will remain effective until Jan 15 next year
6 November 2024, 15:56 PM

BB eases LC rules for Ramadan essentials

Banks suggested keeping minimum margins on the import value of Ramadan items
6 November 2024, 13:01 PM

Potato prices jump as supplies shrink

Consumers in Bangladesh have been paying more for potatoes over the past week, with supplies of the tuber harvested in the previous season running low as the new season approaches..Additionally, the high profiteering tendency among a section of people in the supply chain is dealing a furth
5 November 2024, 18:00 PM

India eyes record rice production in 2024-25 monsoon

Indian agriculture ministry estimates producing 119.93 million tonnes of rice
5 November 2024, 13:09 PM

Completely lift import duty on onion: BTTC

In the face of rising prices of onions, the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has recommended that the government allow zero-duty entry of the kitchen staple to cut import costs and stabilise domestic prices. .Prices of the bulb surged to as high as Tk 150 per kilogramme earlie
31 October 2024, 14:48 PM

BTTC wants duty free rice imports

The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has requested the government to temporarily withdraw import duty on rice to increase the supply and, in turn, contain the price of this staple food in the local markets.
29 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Edible oil prices rise in spite of VAT cut

Consumers in Bangladesh saw no drop in soybean and palm oil prices over the past week even though the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has reduced an import VAT from 15 percent to 10 percent.
27 October 2024, 15:35 PM

Onion price rises on supply crunch

Onion prices at retail markets in Dhaka rose by Tk 10 to Tk 15 per kg over the past week, deepening the woes of low and fixed-income people
26 October 2024, 15:09 PM

Hilsha hunters hit by 22-day ban seek increased govt assistance

Each fisherman will get 25 kgs of rice under the VGF scheme during the ban beginning on October 13
24 October 2024, 15:18 PM

India eases rice export curbs further

The Modi-administration withdraws the minimum export price of $490 per tonne on overseas shipments of non-basmati white rice
23 October 2024, 15:25 PM

SMEs hit hard by August floods need govt assistance to survive

Most SMEs lost all of their belongings and now seek government assistance
23 October 2024, 12:33 PM

Spiralling seed prices shock potato farmers

Dhiraj Roy, a farmer from Maljhar village in Biral upazila of Dinajpur, is reconsidering plans to cultivate early varieties of potatoes on his 50-decimal plot of land as the rising cost of seeds and agricultural inputs is straining his limited budget.."Each kilogramme (kg) of Çhalisa varie
22 October 2024, 18:00 PM

Govt to import another set of 4 crore eggs

12 firms given permission to bring them in
21 October 2024, 19:03 PM

NBR slashes import duty on rice

Bangladesh has drastically reduced the import tariff on rice in order to encourage imports of the staple grain and increase its supply in local markets.
20 October 2024, 18:03 PM

Specific duty for refined sugar imports slashed by 25%

The specific duty would be Tk 4,500 a tonne
17 October 2024, 14:16 PM