Jewellers have hiked gold prices by Tk 1,831 to Tk 117,281 a bhori (11.664 grammes)

Less than half of the companies in Bangladesh use computers, according to a World Bank’s survey that revealed the country’s weak position in digital adoption for business compared to peer economies and neighboring nations.

But cuts loose soybean oil price by Tk 2 a litre

20 DAE officers will get training on how to use the tech

Some 91,000 tonnes will be parboiled rice and 33,000 tonnes sunned rice

They want to sell soybean oil at Tk 173, loose palm oil Tk 132 and five-litre cans at Tk 845

Megafarms are being set up to produce camel milk on industrial scales

The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling Indian onion at Tk 40 per kilogramme (kg) in Dhaka, Gazipur and Chattogram cities from tomorrow.

Persistent problems, such as the price hike of raw materials and reduced demand, are forcing many weavers in Tangail to leave their profession, with the number of handlooms and artisans rapidly decreasing and many fearing the 200-year-old tradition is nearing a point of no return.

Even 15-20 years ago, the grazing areas in the Brahmaputra basin did not produce any cash crops that producers could talk about proudly.

Build a database of the essentials to ensure smooth supply, it says

Consumption of soybean oil in Bangladesh has declined as a section of consumers have switched to the relatively cheaper mustard and palm oils, according to a report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week.

The high prices of feed for poultry, aquaculture and cattle will continue to affect farmers in 2024, said a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report released last Tuesday.

India has extended its ban on onion exports indefinitely - a surprise move that comes ahead of a general election and is set to exacerbate high prices in some overseas markets.

State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu recommended the Chittagong Stock Exchange include products such as potatoes, soybean oil, palm oil, and raw sugar in the commodity exchange when it is launched.

The commodities will be purchased for the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh

The Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in India’s Lasalgaon made the demand

There is ample supply of basic goods, the state minister for commerce says

They demand cancellation of the prices fixed by the Department of Agricultural Marketing on March 15

India’s National Cooperative Export Ltd will purchase 1,650 tonnes at Rs 29 a kg