Duty has been brought down from 25% to 5%, which would reduce import costs by Tk 13.8 a dozen

Government's food distribution under various social protection schemes declined 14 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2024-25, mainly because of reduced transfer of grains under the Food for Work (FFW) and Food Friendly Programme (FFP).

Several economic theories help explain the current scenario.

Sadek Mia, a daily wage earner who came to Moulvibazar six months back in search of work, has been finding it hard to bear his living expenses and send money to his family members in Sunamganj Sadar upazila.

The prices of essential and grocery commodities have skyrocketed in Bagerhat amid supply crunch..Green chilli, priced at Tk 180-220 per kilogramme just a week ago, is now being sold at Tk 600 per kg

Salehuddin Ahmed visits Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar kitchen market

For the first time, Bangladesh has bagged more than 4 crore tonnes of rice in a fiscal year (FY) thanks to increasing yields of the most grown crop, according to official data.

The NBR expects that sugar prices will decrease in proportion to the duty reduction, and it hopes this measure will also discourage sugar smuggling.

The commission recommended NBR cut sugar import duty to 15% from existing 30%

Onion prices at wholesale markets in Bangladesh have decreased over the past week thanks to imports of the popular cooking ingredient, but prices at the retail level remain mostly unchanged..About 7.71 lakh tonnes of onion were cultivated this year, with farmers keeping 1.03 lakh tonnes in

Onion imports through Hili land port in Dinajpur resumed on Tuesday after being halted for four days due to a software glitch in Indian customs..The Indian customs had implemented an updated tariff regime at 4:45pm that day, reducing the export duty on onions from 40 percent to 20 percent.

Prices of Indian onion are dropping in Bangladesh, as the neighbouring country on Friday withdrew the restriction of “minimum export price” at $550 per tonne and slashed export duty to 20 percent from 40 percent.

Sustainability has become a mainstream issue for businesses across the globe, so Bangladesh should also invest in researching and developing innovative technology to help local companies embrace it in their core strategies, according to analysts.

Loose and bottled soybean oil have become costlier in Bangladesh due to price hikes in the global market amid a supply shortage of the key cooking ingredient, according to traders.

The price of eggs, which is one of the most basic sources of protein for many fixed and low-income people in Bangladesh, has increased in local markets over the past week due to a supply shortage..Consumers are already facing a difficult time making ends meet for an increase in the prices

Grameenphone and Robi, the top two mobile network operators in Bangladesh, have each secured a spectrum allocation of 20 megahertz (MHz) to boost the quality of their services.

Bangladesh ranks among the lowest in South Asia regarding the availability of fruits and vegetables, resulting in poor nutrition outcomes for its 170 million people..Avinash Kishore, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), shared the findings a

The number of border haats will also be increased, State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu also said

National Logistics Policy 2024 is a wonderful step towards developing Bangladesh’s economy and enhancing its position in the global market and therefore it needs to be properly utilised, said speakers at a seminar yesterday.

Prices of various essential items have gone up to the extent that they seem luxury goods for many people, particularly poor and vulnerable people, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today.