67 firms given go-ahead to export 8,800 tonnes of aromatic rice
15 July 2026, 20:36 PM
Business
Govt to establish modern meat processing centre in Rajshahi: state minister
13 July 2026, 20:04 PM
Business
Hygienic meat production can unlock exports: Agri minister
12 July 2026, 22:15 PM
Business
Kazi Farms ships 10,440 hatching eggs to Nigeria
28 June 2026, 19:32 PM
Business
Use of BSTI label made mandatory for seven new products
27 June 2026, 17:45 PM
Business
Govt to assess impact of family card allowances: finance minister
15 June 2026, 17:36 PM
Business
TCB to start truck sales of essentials Monday
10 May 2026, 21:43 PM
Business
Govt to reopen some mills to increase sugar production: commerce minister
9 May 2026, 17:51 PM
Business
Haor floods wipe out Tk 1,047 crore crops: agri ministry
7 May 2026, 21:24 PM
Business
ADB forecasts oil prices to be $96 this year
6 May 2026, 17:29 PM
Business
BB allows imports of 11 Ramadan commodities on credit
The benefit will remain valid until March 31 next year
11 November 2024, 14:43 PM
Inflation pushes people to compromise on priorities: commerce adviser
Sk Bashir Uddin says he will work hard together with everyone to control commodity prices
11 November 2024, 12:30 PM
NBR removes import duty on onions
The tariff withdrawal will remain effective until Jan 15 next year
6 November 2024, 15:56 PM
BB eases LC rules for Ramadan essentials
Banks suggested keeping minimum margins on the import value of Ramadan items
6 November 2024, 13:01 PM
Potato prices jump as supplies shrink
Consumers in Bangladesh have been paying more for potatoes over the past week, with supplies of the tuber harvested in the previous season running low as the new season approaches..Additionally, the high profiteering tendency among a section of people in the supply chain is dealing a furth
5 November 2024, 18:00 PM
India eyes record rice production in 2024-25 monsoon
Indian agriculture ministry estimates producing 119.93 million tonnes of rice
5 November 2024, 13:09 PM
Completely lift import duty on onion: BTTC
In the face of rising prices of onions, the Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has recommended that the government allow zero-duty entry of the kitchen staple to cut import costs and stabilise domestic prices. .Prices of the bulb surged to as high as Tk 150 per kilogramme earlie
31 October 2024, 14:48 PM
BTTC wants duty free rice imports
The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has requested the government to temporarily withdraw import duty on rice to increase the supply and, in turn, contain the price of this staple food in the local markets.
29 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Edible oil prices rise in spite of VAT cut
Consumers in Bangladesh saw no drop in soybean and palm oil prices over the past week even though the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has reduced an import VAT from 15 percent to 10 percent.
27 October 2024, 15:35 PM
Onion price rises on supply crunch
Onion prices at retail markets in Dhaka rose by Tk 10 to Tk 15 per kg over the past week, deepening the woes of low and fixed-income people
26 October 2024, 15:09 PM
Hilsha hunters hit by 22-day ban seek increased govt assistance
Each fisherman will get 25 kgs of rice under the VGF scheme during the ban beginning on October 13
24 October 2024, 15:18 PM
India eases rice export curbs further
The Modi-administration withdraws the minimum export price of $490 per tonne on overseas shipments of non-basmati white rice
23 October 2024, 15:25 PM
SMEs hit hard by August floods need govt assistance to survive
Most SMEs lost all of their belongings and now seek government assistance
23 October 2024, 12:33 PM
Spiralling seed prices shock potato farmers
Dhiraj Roy, a farmer from Maljhar village in Biral upazila of Dinajpur, is reconsidering plans to cultivate early varieties of potatoes on his 50-decimal plot of land as the rising cost of seeds and agricultural inputs is straining his limited budget.."Each kilogramme (kg) of Çhalisa varie
22 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Govt to import another set of 4 crore eggs
12 firms given permission to bring them in
21 October 2024, 19:03 PM
NBR slashes import duty on rice
Bangladesh has drastically reduced the import tariff on rice in order to encourage imports of the staple grain and increase its supply in local markets.
20 October 2024, 18:03 PM
Specific duty for refined sugar imports slashed by 25%
The specific duty would be Tk 4,500 a tonne
17 October 2024, 14:16 PM
NBR drastically cuts import duty on eggs
Duty has been brought down from 25% to 5%, which would reduce import costs by Tk 13.8 a dozen
17 October 2024, 13:52 PM
Govt’s food distribution slides 14% in first quarter
Government's food distribution under various social protection schemes declined 14 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of fiscal year (FY) 2024-25, mainly because of reduced transfer of grains under the Food for Work (FFW) and Food Friendly Programme (FFP).
16 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Egg price surge: what's driving the soaring costs?
Several economic theories help explain the current scenario.
16 October 2024, 15:42 PM