Commodities

Commodities

TCB to resume truck sales tomorrow

Edible oil will be Tk 135 a litre, lentil Tk 80 a kg, and sugar Tk 85 a kg

16h ago

Only 5 of 28 locally developed tea varieties popular

Out of the 28 varieties of tea plants developed by state-run Bangladesh Tea Research Institute (BTRI), only five are widely cultivated in the country, based on their high yield, quality, and climate resilience.

1d ago

Build warehouse for US soybean to reduce bilateral trade gap

Bangladeshi traders say at global summit in Sri Lanka

1w ago

Bangladesh launches ‘Soy Month’ to promote protein awareness

The Bangladesh Poultry Industries Central Council (BPICC), in collaboration with the US Soybean Export Council (USSEC), has launched the first-ever “Soy Month” to raise public awareness of soybean’s nutritional, agricultural, and economic significance..The initiative was inaugurated at the

3w ago

Even 5-storey building owner had TCB card before August 5 uprising: commerce adviser

There were loopholes in TCB cardholder selection, Sk Bashir Uddin says at ‘Trade with TCB’ event

4w ago

Govt to import two LNG cargoes, 50,000 tonnes of rice

The non-Basmati rice will be procured from Indian company

1m ago

First bird flu case since 2018 detected

The authorities have detected a bird flu case at a government poultry farm in Jashore -- the first in Bangladesh since 2018 -- raising concerns among farmers.

1m ago

Agri-loan disbursement falls, recovery rises

Agricultural loan disbursement declined, but recovery increased in Bangladesh in the six months to December last year compared to the same period of the previous year.

2m ago

Poverty, inequality, food insecurity rise in urban areas: Sanem

Sanem carried out a survey among 9,000 households countrywide in Oct-Nov of 2023

1y ago

There will be no scarcity of any commodities during Ramadan: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said there will be no shortage of any commodities in the market during the upcoming month of Ramadan

1y ago

Commerce ministry to share commodity prices on website daily

The commerce ministry will only fix price of a commodity if it seems too high

1y ago

Soybean oil prices to decrease by Tk 10 from March 1

Edible oil refiners said today that soybean oil price would be cut by Tk 10 a litre from March 1 to pass on the benefit of reduced duty and value-added tax to consumers

1y ago

Extortion a major cause for higher commodity prices

The BCI president says in meeting with home minister

1y ago

India to allow onion export to Bangladesh on limited scale

Five other countries will also be allowed

1y ago

Sugar, palm oil and date prices increase in spite of duty cut

In order to boost supplies and contain prices of essential goods during the month of Ramadan, the government took measures to alleviate the burden on consumers by reducing value added tax and import duties on four commodities -- edible oil, sugar, dates and rice on February 8.

1y ago

NBR mulls duty waiver on essential imports

NBR may consider waiving the duty on imported products as recommended by the commerce ministry ahead of the month of Ramadan

1y ago

Reducing inflation significantly will be difficult

It will be difficult to significantly reduce inflation this year as further currency devaluation and rationalisation of subsidies are necessary, said Atiur Rahman, a former governor of Bangladesh Bank, yesterday.

1y ago