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Refiners to find out if any dealer is involved in oil crisis
The Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners & Vanaspati Manufacturers Association today said it will take action against the dealers if their involvement is found in creating an edible oil crisis.
Soybean oil crisis: Govt cracks down on hoarders
An annoyed Shovon Das was walking home with a five-litre bottle of soybean oil from Shaheb Bazar in Rajshahi city yesterday afternoon. He had paid Tk 985 for it even though the government set the...
Refiners to find out if any dealer is involved in oil crisis
The Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners & Vanaspati Manufacturers Association today said it will take action against the dealers if their involvement is found in creating an edible oil crisis.
'TCB cardholders to get oil at Tk 110 per litre from June'
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will resume selling edible oil at Tk 110 a litre to one crore TCB cardholder families in June, Senior Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh said today.
Edible oil prices: What goes up, never comes down
Govt must open eyes to consumers' unending sufferings
Edible oil crunch: Taking shine off Eid for many
A banker in Naogaon did not find soybean oil in the local market. A woman in Natore was lucky to score a one-litre bottle for an unusually higher price. A private firm employee in Chattogram...
Jet fuel prices hiked for the 13th time in 17 months
Jet fuel price has shot up again from last week – for the 13th hike in 17 months – causing severe blow to the already struggling Bangladeshi aviation industry.
Hike In Essentials Prices: Crooked traders out to cash in on Ramadan
Despite a government promise that price of essentials would not rise before Ramadan, a section of unscrupulous wholesalers and retailers have yet again begun charging people more for those.
Rice price soars
As rice prices have gone up further in the last four days, the government yesterday said conspiracy has been afoot to destabilise the rice market.
The curious case of rice price hike
A minister was telling me the other day that if people don't mind spending Tk. 300 on a cheese burger, why can't they afford a little more for rice?
Profiteers feast on sugar
Taking advantage of increased demand for sugar during Ramadan, many of the traders are making extra profits from the sweetener -- a practice that prompted strong warnings from Commerce Minister...