Frequent booing and screams of the word 鈥榮hame鈥� filled the air inside the indoor venue in Dhaka where the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday held its public hearing on the gas price hike proposal of up to 152 per cent...
Commerce secretary Mahbubur Rahman on Wednesday urged all concerned to work sincerely for keeping the prices of commodities under control in the country...
The National Board of Revenue, in an instruction issued on Tuesday, clarified that supershops selling goods at the maximum retail price cannot charge an additional value added tax from their customers as the VAT will be included in the retail prices or MRP...
The Bangladesh Competition Commission has fined People's Poultry and Hatchery Ltd Tk 7,202,973 for conspiratorial collusion, limiting or controlling the production, supply, and market system, and abnormally determining the purchase or sale price of eggs...
The country鈥檚 business leaders strongly criticised the government鈥檚 proposal to raise gas prices by 150 per cent for new industries and industrial expansion, calling it a discriminatory move that could deter future investors and make Bangladesh less attractive for business...
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...
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...
The unloading of 11,000 tonnes of boiled rice imported from India began at Chattogram Port on Friday....
The Japanese government said on Friday that it would release a fifth of its emergency rice stockpile after hot weather, poor harvests and panic buying over a 鈥榤egaquake鈥� warning nearly doubled prices over a year....
In an effort to prevent an abnormal surge in airfares, the Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry has issued ten directives aimed at regulating ticket sales and ensuring fair pricing for travelers...
The National Board of Revenue has imposed a fresh 25 per cent regulatory duty on the export of crude and refined rice bran oil to increase domestic supply and keep the prices stable...
BOTH rice bran oil and obtained oil from locally produced seeds equally contribute to meet the demand of edible oil. But the rice bran obtained from quantity of paddy produced in a year to produce oil may increase...
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...
The country鈥檚 ceramic manufacturers urged the government not to increase the price of gas and demanded that necessary steps be taken to ensure uninterrupted gas supply to the ceramic industry...
Leaders of the Left Democratic Alliance on Sunday urged the interim government to announce a roadmap for the next general elections as soon as possible...
Bangladesh interim government has increased the prices of all four types of petroleum fuel by Tk 1 per litre, effective February 1, according to a gazette notification from the Energy and Mineral Resources Division.
The prices of essential kitchen items, including rice, soya bean oil and chicken, remained high in the capital Dhaka over the week ending Friday, causing concerns for consumers.
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...
A ship carrying 22,000 tonnes of atap rice, imported from Myanmar, has anchored at the Chattogram Port...
Apparel and textile sector trade bodies on Monday wrote to the interim government demanding suspending the plan to increase the price of gas for the industrial sector and captive power plants...
The prices of rice and soya bean oil went up on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka over the week ending Friday.
The Dhaka Stock Exchange and Chattogram Stock Exchange closed lower on Thursday with major indices declining as most traded companies saw share prices falling...
Interim government鈥檚 food adviser Ali Imam Majumder said that the government was prioritising trade over politics, welcoming imports from neighbouring countries like India, Myanmar, and Pakistan due to their proximity and lower costs...
Farmers in the Rajshahi division are reluctant to provide paddy to the government warehouses, as the government has offered them far less than the market price to buy their produce...
The aim is to reduce or eliminate the amount paid by beneficiaries of Medicare, a health coverage program available to Americans over the age of 65...
The Chattogram Port has received 22,000 tonnes of Atap rice from Myanmar, transported by the MV Golden Star vessel.
Chittagong Port has received 22,000 metric tonnes of Atap rice from Myanmar, transported by the MV Golden Star vessel.
The cabinet committee on government purchase at a meeting on Thursday approved two separate food ministry proposals to import total one lakh tonnes of rice from India and Pakistan...
The Bangladesh Agro Processors Association has called on the government to withdraw the increased VAT and taxes on processed food products and cancel the proposed gas price hike within seven days...
AGRICULTURAL practices have faced various adversities that have threatened our food security. Some serious challenges include high temperatures, cold spells or low temperatures, flooding, drought, gusty winds, and hailstorms. These adversities are particularly responsible for unfilled grains in rice fields. Weather has a profound relationship...