Rice Price in Bangladesh

How much do the poor pay for rice? At least Tk 50 a kg

Rice price in Bangladesh is rising and the rate of coarse grain has crossed Tk 50 a kilogramme nearly after a year

New Indian duty unlikely to affect local rice market

Rice millers say Bangladesh has 'adequate' rice stock

Govt plans to provide 10kg rice to 1 crore families each in Ramadan

The country has achieved bumper Aman yield and it would not need to import rice if good yield of Boro paddy is achieved, said the minister

Rice prices still high despite higher yield

Aman paddy harvesting season has begun, but the general mass is struggling to buy rice as the price of the staple food is still high in the local market.

Bangladesh to import 2.5 lakh tonnes of rice

The government has permitted 125 companies to import a total of 246,000 tonnes of rice in order to cool down the domestic market for the staple grain in Bangladesh.

Hiking rice prices: Hoarders of every hue in it

Hoarding by small traders as well as large business groups has been causing rice prices to soar, giving low-income people a hard time.

Local prices of rice, oil, beef, egg, onion now higher than global markets: CPD

The prices of rice, edible oil, beef, sugar, egg and onion have risen more in Bangladesh than that of the international markets, affecting the poor people who are already suffering from erosion of purchasing capacity for pandemic caused income losses, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today.

Govt to buy paddy at Tk 26, rice at Tk 36 per kg

The government will buy eight lakh metric tonnes of paddy at Tk 26 per kg in the current Boro season.

OMS rice at Tk 10 per kg in cities, district towns from April 5

The government will start a special open market sale (OMS) of coarse rice at Tk 10 per kg from Sunday (April 5) in all cities and district towns to ensure food for the urban poor amid the countrywide shutdown.

December 11, 2023
December 11, 2023

How much do the poor pay for rice? At least Tk 50 a kg

Rice price in Bangladesh is rising and the rate of coarse grain has crossed Tk 50 a kilogramme nearly after a year

August 26, 2023
August 26, 2023

New Indian duty unlikely to affect local rice market

Rice millers say Bangladesh has 'adequate' rice stock

February 16, 2023
February 16, 2023

Govt plans to provide 10kg rice to 1 crore families each in Ramadan

The country has achieved bumper Aman yield and it would not need to import rice if good yield of Boro paddy is achieved, said the minister

December 11, 2022
December 11, 2022

Rice prices still high despite higher yield

Aman paddy harvesting season has begun, but the general mass is struggling to buy rice as the price of the staple food is still high in the local market.

July 6, 2022
July 6, 2022

Bangladesh to import 2.5 lakh tonnes of rice

The government has permitted 125 companies to import a total of 246,000 tonnes of rice in order to cool down the domestic market for the staple grain in Bangladesh.

June 2, 2022
June 2, 2022

Hiking rice prices: Hoarders of every hue in it

Hoarding by small traders as well as large business groups has been causing rice prices to soar, giving low-income people a hard time.

March 20, 2022
March 20, 2022

Local prices of rice, oil, beef, egg, onion now higher than global markets: CPD

The prices of rice, edible oil, beef, sugar, egg and onion have risen more in Bangladesh than that of the international markets, affecting the poor people who are already suffering from erosion of purchasing capacity for pandemic caused income losses, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today.

April 30, 2020
April 30, 2020

Govt to buy paddy at Tk 26, rice at Tk 36 per kg

The government will buy eight lakh metric tonnes of paddy at Tk 26 per kg in the current Boro season.

April 2, 2020
April 2, 2020

OMS rice at Tk 10 per kg in cities, district towns from April 5

The government will start a special open market sale (OMS) of coarse rice at Tk 10 per kg from Sunday (April 5) in all cities and district towns to ensure food for the urban poor amid the countrywide shutdown.

March 31, 2020
March 31, 2020

Govt to launch special OMS for rice; price set at Tk 10 per kg

The government is going to launch special open market sale (OMS) of coarse rice at the rate of Tk 10 per kg at all city corporation areas of the country in bid to ensure food for relatively poor people during the nationwide shutdown to curb coronavirus transmission.

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