Lax monitoring sends onion prices soaring in Khulna
The price of onions has suddenly surged in Khulna after remaining stable throughout Ramadan, even though it is currently peak harvesting season...
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Dollar drops, gold hits new record
Gold prices hit a fresh record above $3,393 on Monday while the dollar weakened further and stocks were mixed amid worries about Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff blitz and his bubbling row with the Federal Reserve...
Tariffs could push Boeing, Airbus prices even higher
Commercial plane prices, already lifted in recent years due to pandemic supply chain shocks, are poised to climb further as Boeing and Airbus are buffeted by trade tariffs...
Bangladesh鈥檚 gold price exceeds international market prediction
The latest hike in gold prices in Bangladesh has pushed the precious metal鈥檚 value beyond levels anticipated from global market trends...
Petroleum fuel prices to remain unchanged in April
Prices of the petroleum fuels will remain unchanged for the month of April...
Submarine cable internet prices to drop by 10pc
All type of internet prices of Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC will decrease by 10 per cent...
Prices vary for same meds
Prices of the identical generic drugs vary considerably from manufacturer to manufacturer in the country due to a lack of government oversight regarding drug pricing...
My barber, food prices and why there is still hope
THE optics were poor. Until recently, the new government hadn鈥檛 been able to tame the rising prices of essentials. The injured were still woefully neglected and there was rising insecurity. The government had set up reform commissions in key sectors and the commissions were hard at work. In time one hopes they would yield results. Long term planning does matter but...
Date prices drop with huge import
Consumers have expressed satisfaction over the declining prices of dates, following an import volume that has doubled compared to market demand ahead of Ramadan...
Keeping commodity prices under control govt鈥檚 priority: secy
Commerce secretary Mahbubur Rahman on Wednesday urged all concerned to work sincerely for keeping the prices of commodities under control in the country...
Commerce ministry fines 7 grocery shops
Two market monitoring teams of the Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday fined seven grocery shops in a bid to keep stable the prices of essentials...
Textile unit closures may surge amid rising gas prices: BTMA
Bangladesh Textile Mills Association president Showkat Aziz Russell on Tuesday said that textile sector in Bangladesh might experience a surge in factory closures as a result of further hike in gas prices...
DSE asked to probe KPPL鈥檚 share price fluctuation
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has asked the Dhaka Stock Exchange to investigate an unusual surge in share prices of Khulna Printing and Packaging Limited...
Shell annual profit drops
British energy giant Shell on Thursday announced a 17-per cent drop in annual net profit owing to weaker oil and gas prices as well as asset write-offs...
Dhaka, Ctg stocks fall
The Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chattogram Stock Exchange closed lower on Thursday with major indices declining as most traded companies saw share prices falling...
Govt should, rather, improve efficiency and end corruption
PETROBANGLA鈥橲 proposal seeking an increase in gas prices supplied to industries and captive power plants by 152 per cent and 140 per cent respectively, which the government says is unpleasant and unavoidable, is worrying in that industrialists say that such a move would increase production cost that will eventually fall on consumers. Whilst the...
Global food prices drop 2.1pc in 2024: FAO
Global food prices fell by 2.1 per cent in 2024 compared to the average for the previous year, mainly due to declines in cereal and sugar prices, according to the latest report released Friday by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization...
Businesses鈥� influence on market too strong: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said that the country鈥檚 businesses were very strong in terms of maintaining a marketing system which was almost impossible to break for checking commodity prices...
US wholesale prices pick up in Nov
US producer inflation climbed in November, government data showed Thursday, logging its biggest year-on-year increase since February 2023 as food costs jumped...
Inflated data impeded effective policy making: adviser
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday said that the government was facing challenges in stabilising the prices of essential commodities, saying that there were lack of accurate data on production and demand and the discrepancies continued to impede effective policy making...
Oil prices higher on China boost, Syria uncertainty
World oil prices jumped Monday on fresh moves by China to boost its聽economy聽and as traders tracked an uncertain future for Syria and the wider crude-rich Middle East...
Khayer, family members fined Tk 134.54cr for share price rigging
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday fined Abul Khayer, also known as Hiru, and his family members a total of Tk聽134.54 crore for manipulating share prices of four companies...
Sri Lanka records highest deflation since 1961
Sri Lanka鈥檚 consumer prices fell by 2.1 per cent in November, the highest deflation rate recorded by the economically fragile island nation since 1961, official data showed Saturday...
Govt should break market cartels to contain prices
PEOPLE, especially the poor and the segments of the population with low, fixed and limited income, continue to suffer as prices of goods remain high. Prices of vegetables, onions, potatoes and edible oil remained high in the week ending on November 29. A slight decrease in prices of coarse varieties of rice, broilers and eggs in the week has, however, failed to make any noticeable difference for...
Low, middle income people endure long queues
People from lower to middle-class backgrounds endure long queues at the open market sales points of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh in Dhaka city as rising inflation pushed essential commodity prices higher...
LDC graduation unlikely to raise medicine prices, but may affect exports: study
Bangladesh鈥檚 graduation from the least developed country to a developing one, in itself, is unlikely to increase the prices of medicine on the local market, but it may affect the exports of the products, according to a study...
Rice prices to go down with Aman in market: adviser
Food adviser Ali Imam Majumdar has said that rice prices might decline gradually with the new Aman rice coming to the market...
US producer inflation edges higher in October
US wholesale prices rose slightly in October, according to government data published Thursday, as an increase in services inflation pushed up the overall figure...
Global food prices reach 18-month high: FAO
Global food prices rose in October to their highest level in 18 months, with a sharp increase in the cost of vegetable oil, the Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday.
Stocks gain slightly in past week
Dhaka stocks witnessed increase in share prices in the past week, ending bearish vibe of the previous five consecutive weeks, as bargain hunters went for low priced scrips hoping for quick gains, market operators said...