Wheat imports exceed FY25 total with 2.5 months to go
16 April 2026, 21:42 PM
Business
Govt to import another 3 lakh tonnes of diesel, EPI vaccines
8 April 2026, 18:51 PM
Business
Global fuel price hike won’t hit Eid travel cost: minister
14 March 2026, 21:14 PM
Business
Don’t buy edible oil in panic: commerce minister
9 March 2026, 19:57 PM
Business
Commerce minister vows tighter LPG market monitoring
26 February 2026, 21:03 PM
Business
Fruit imports face curbs despite dollar relief
24 February 2026, 22:43 PM
Commodities
Agri product imports to reduce over the years, says new agriculture minister
19 February 2026, 19:36 PM
Business
33% food samples tested unsafe in FY 2024-25
2 February 2026, 20:13 PM
Business
Third shipment of US wheat reaches Ctg port
31 January 2026, 19:50 PM
Business
Govt plans incentives for potato farmers
25 January 2026, 21:46 PM
Business
Old potato prices stay firm despite arrival of new crops
Old and new potatoes are being sold at the same price in kitchen markets of several districts across Bangladesh, including Dhaka, according to traders.
13 December 2023, 16:35 PM
‘Some traders exploiting onion price differences of India, Bangladesh’
India’s Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh says today in New Delhi
11 December 2023, 13:09 PM
'Onion hoarders will be punished'
The director general of the Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection says
11 December 2023, 10:04 AM
1.7 tonnes of onion found in shop with ‘No onion’ sign
DNCRP fined four traders in Chattogram Tk 40,000
10 December 2023, 15:20 PM
Single point mooring transports 60,000 tonnes diesel in 35 hours
Earlier, it would take 10 days
9 December 2023, 14:17 PM
India extends export curbs on onions until Mar 31
India has extended the ban on the exports of onion till March next year with a view to increasing availability in domestic markets and to keep prices in check, according to a notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade yesterday.
8 December 2023, 06:35 AM
Animal health companies' expo in Dhaka from Nov 30
The three-day event will take place at ICCB
27 November 2023, 12:55 PM
‘Summer onion growers to get more incentive’
government is now emphasising production of summer onion to achieve self-sufficiency for the crop
25 November 2023, 13:26 PM
Govt won't allow import of beef
A fall in demand started cutting its prices in the market, says Tipu Munshi
25 November 2023, 10:19 AM
Govt to import 60,000 tonnes of granular urea at Tk 251 crore
30,000 tonnes each will come from Qatar and Saudi Arabia
22 November 2023, 12:06 PM
Lentils, soybean oil being purchased for OMS
50 lakh litres of soybean oil, 27,000 tonnes of lentils will be bought
15 November 2023, 15:21 PM
First consignment of imported eggs arrives
The first imported consignment of eggs, which has become a much-talked item in recent months for high prices, entered Bangladesh today.
5 November 2023, 15:55 PM
Vegetable farmers hit hard by blockade
Vegetable's wholesale prices in Pabna fell by 50% in the three-day blockade from Oct 31
2 November 2023, 12:42 PM
Bangladesh imports potato for first time
Bangladesh, which usually exports potato, has imported the tuber for the first time for domestic consumption in a frantic effort to curb spiraling prices of the popular vegetable.
2 November 2023, 12:02 PM
Tk 17 crore govt incentive for synchronised boro cultivation
Some 122 blocks of 50 acres each will be developed through the process
1 November 2023, 16:12 PM
Sugar import duty halved
Raw sugar duty now Tk 1,500 a tonne, refined sugar duty Tk 3,000
1 November 2023, 11:51 AM
GPH Ispat’s profit down for higher cost of raw materials, dollars
GPH Ispat Ltd, one of the leading steel makers in Bangladesh, reported a massive drop in earnings during the financial year 2022-23 due to the spiral in raw materials prices and higher cost of the dollar in foreign currency transactions.
29 October 2023, 08:19 AM
India moves to curb onion exports
It raises minimum export price of onion by four times to $800 a tonne
28 October 2023, 14:27 PM
Concerns rise as India extends ban on sugar export
The ban has been extended until October 31 this year
18 October 2023, 15:57 PM
No decision taken yet for potato imports: Tipu Munshi
Imported eggs will reach Bangladesh in 3-4 days, the minister says
15 October 2023, 12:33 PM