Price of essentials

Price of essentials

Onion prices drop a little

The prices of onions have come down in the country’s markets despite India’s indefinite ban on the export of the vegetable.

1d ago

Price caps on agricultural products don’t work

Setting the prices of produces would not rein in the spiralling prices of essentials, said Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh yesterday.

4d ago

India slaps indefinite ban on onion exports

India has extended its ban on onion exports indefinitely -- a surprise move that comes ahead of a general election.

5d ago

'Posh' guavas selling at Tk 200 per kg in Banani

Fruit sellers on Kemal Ataturk Road in Banani have been found selling guavas at Tk 200 per kg, whereas the usual price for guavas in Dhaka city is Tk 80 per kg

5d ago

Price capping of 29 commodities: 26 items selling at higher prices

Though the government capped the prices of 29 food items a week ago, traders are still selling 26 of those at higher rates than fixed.

6d ago

Watermelon price beyond consumers’ reach

Despite a good supply of watermelons in Patuakhali markets, consumers are not able to buy the seasonal fruit due to high price. It is one of the most sought after fruits during Ramadan.

1w ago

Price cap is not working

The price cap on 29 commodities exists on paper only as most of those items are being sold at prices higher than those fixed by the government.

1w ago

Rice prices shooting up too

Rice prices have gone up by Tk 1.5 to Tk 4 per kg in Dhaka markets over the last five days.

1w ago

Stop extortion to contain prices of essential items

Business leaders yesterday expressed anger over extortion in the supply chain of commodities, pinning the nuisance as a major barrier to containing the prices of essentials.

4w ago

Sometimes media is to blame for price hikes: Justice Enayetur Rahim

Justice M Enayetur Rahim, a senior judge at the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC), today instructed the media to make reports positively and carefully, saying that prices of products sometimes increase due to the role of media.

Essential Commodities: Govt move fails to stop price hike ahead of Ramadan

The government’s promise of containing the prices of essentials ahead of Ramadan seems to be only on paper as the prices of key items instead rose over the last month.

Govt backtracks on decision to hike sugar price

The industries ministry has backtracked on its decision to hike the price of sugar produced by state-run sugar mills.

Extortion, clique jacking up prices of eggs, chicken

The Bangladesh Poultry Association has blamed extortion on roads and syndicates for the recent price hike of eggs and chicken.

Food prices hiked even before Ramadan

Though there is currently no supply crunch in the country, a section of unscrupulous importers and traders have already hiked the prices of essentials, creating an artificial crisis to make extra profits ahead of Ramadan, said a home ministry report.

Govt vows strict action against market manipulators

Commerce minister, in parliament, says task force formed to regulate prices during Ramadan

Essential prices keep spiralling

Mohammad Shahid looked at the shopkeeper in Karwan Bazar in disbelief after hearing that a kg of onions was selling for Tk 120.

Discussed with India about pre-Ramadan import of onion, sugar: FM

"We discussed the import of perishable items from India. We have discussed in detail so that we get 50,000 tonnes of onion and 1 lakh tonnes of sugar before Ramadan."

Rice, Sugar, Date import: Taxes cut for better supply in Ramadan

The National Board of Revenue yesterday cut customs tariffs on rice, sugar and dates and removed the value added tax on edible oil imports in an effort to help the government boost supply and contain prices of the four commodities during Ramadan next month.

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