sugar price hike

Govt hikes retail sugar price by Tk 16 a kg

Loose sugar will be Tk 120 a kg, packaged sugar Tk 125

Sugar price hike an effect of global market

Sugar prices have reached a record high internationally, which has had a ripple effect on Bangladesh’s wholesale markets, including those in Dhaka and Chattogram.   

Sugar prices edge up in wholesale market

Sugar prices edged up in the wholesale market of Bangladesh within days after refiners declared that they would sell the sweetener at higher prices from the first day of February.    

Oil, sugar price hike yet another shock to the economy

The government must implement economic policies that deal with the ongoing crisis

State sugar agency has little to sell though prices rocket

With sugar prices making new records almost every day for a supply crunch at home and abroad, pushing up the cost of making sweetener-based foods, state-run Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) can’t increase the supply to provide some relief to consumers. 

Inflation and immorality rising hand-in-hand?

Govt must do more to stop consumers’ purchasing power erosion

Food makers in a pickle for sudden sugar price hike

The sudden rise in the price of sugar, a key ingredient for popular items such as biscuits, juices, sweets and candies, has pushed up the cost of production, putting manufacturers in a tight spot. 

Seven reasons behind the sugar crisis

The Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection has identified seven reasons behind the price hike and shortage of sugar, including gas crisis, not mentioning price in sales invoices and complications in opening letters of credit.

Gas crisis blamed for high price of sugar

Sugar has become dearer with prices going up by Tk 15 a kg at retail markets as millers cut supplies blaming insufficient gas flow at refineries.

May 10, 2023
May 10, 2023

Govt hikes retail sugar price by Tk 16 a kg

Loose sugar will be Tk 120 a kg, packaged sugar Tk 125

April 16, 2023
April 16, 2023

Sugar price hike an effect of global market

Sugar prices have reached a record high internationally, which has had a ripple effect on Bangladesh’s wholesale markets, including those in Dhaka and Chattogram.   

January 29, 2023
January 29, 2023

Sugar prices edge up in wholesale market

Sugar prices edged up in the wholesale market of Bangladesh within days after refiners declared that they would sell the sweetener at higher prices from the first day of February.    

November 18, 2022
November 18, 2022

Oil, sugar price hike yet another shock to the economy

The government must implement economic policies that deal with the ongoing crisis

October 30, 2022
October 30, 2022

State sugar agency has little to sell though prices rocket

With sugar prices making new records almost every day for a supply crunch at home and abroad, pushing up the cost of making sweetener-based foods, state-run Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) can’t increase the supply to provide some relief to consumers. 

October 25, 2022
October 25, 2022

Inflation and immorality rising hand-in-hand?

Govt must do more to stop consumers’ purchasing power erosion

October 25, 2022
October 25, 2022

Food makers in a pickle for sudden sugar price hike

The sudden rise in the price of sugar, a key ingredient for popular items such as biscuits, juices, sweets and candies, has pushed up the cost of production, putting manufacturers in a tight spot. 

October 25, 2022
October 25, 2022

Seven reasons behind the sugar crisis

The Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection has identified seven reasons behind the price hike and shortage of sugar, including gas crisis, not mentioning price in sales invoices and complications in opening letters of credit.

October 24, 2022
October 24, 2022

Gas crisis blamed for high price of sugar

Sugar has become dearer with prices going up by Tk 15 a kg at retail markets as millers cut supplies blaming insufficient gas flow at refineries.

May 24, 2022
May 24, 2022

India may limit sugar exports to prevent domestic price hike

India plans to restrict sugar exports for the first time in six years to prevent a surge in domestic prices and could cap this season's exports at 8 million tonnes, government and industry sources told Reuters.