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
Import rules eased for eight Ramadan commodities
They include edible oil, gram, pules, onion, sugar and dates
17 January 2024, 13:10 PM
Dial 333 to complain about overcharging: Palak
The customers have to press another digit after dialling 333 to get the service from Jan 31
15 January 2024, 11:45 AM
Three crises converge to unsettle flour market
Tight supply and higher prices of wheat has driven flour prices to go up
11 January 2024, 18:00 PM
BRRI develops two new rice varieties
The Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) has developed two new high-yielding rice varieties which are suitable for the Boro season.
9 January 2024, 15:05 PM
Onion production on track to topple previous records
The prospect of record high onion production is encouraging farmers to expand cultivation, according to the DAE
4 January 2024, 16:00 PM
BB, NBR urged to facilitate import of six Ramadan commodities
Commerce ministry writes letters to Bangladesh Bank, the National Board of Revenue
4 January 2024, 14:55 PM
Zero margin import facility sought for six essential commodities
Traders made the demand for onion, edible oil, sugar, lentil, chickpeas, dates
3 January 2024, 11:09 AM
Fazlur Rahman: The man who came from humble beginnings and built an empire
More than 60 years ago, an adolescent Fazlur Rahman got an unexpected start to his journey in business.
25 December 2023, 16:16 PM
Industrialist and City Group Chairman Fazlur Rahman no more
Fazlur Rahman, chairman and managing director of City Group, one of the leading commodity importers and processors, is no more.
25 December 2023, 04:22 AM
Corrective financial measures needed to boost economy: DCCI president
The economy is facing certain challenges pertaining to inflation and it is of utmost importance to tame inflation at whatever costs necessary, especially food inflation
18 December 2023, 13:01 PM
Sugar price will remain stable: commerce minister
Sugar price may reduce if US dollar rates fall, he says
18 December 2023, 12:24 PM
Nearly 100 onion traders fined over Tk 4 lakh
A total of 93 traders across the country were fined a total of Tk 414,500 by the Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection (DNCRP) yesterday for “holding back stocks of onion to artificially raise prices”.
14 December 2023, 18:00 PM
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