Traders made the demand for onion, edible oil, sugar, lentil, chickpeas, dates

More than 60 years ago, an adolescent Fazlur Rahman got an unexpected start to his journey in business.

Fazlur Rahman, chairman and managing director of City Group, one of the leading commodity importers and processors, is no more.  

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

Sugar price may reduce if US dollar rates fall, he says

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”.

Old and new potatoes are being sold at the same price in kitchen markets of several districts across Bangladesh, including Dhaka, according to traders.

India’s Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh says today in New Delhi

The director general of the Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection says

DNCRP fined four traders in Chattogram Tk 40,000

Earlier, it would take 10 days

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. 

The three-day event will take place at ICCB

government is now emphasising production of summer onion to achieve self-sufficiency for the crop

A fall in demand started cutting its prices in the market, says Tipu Munshi

30,000 tonnes each will come from Qatar and Saudi Arabia

50 lakh litres of soybean oil, 27,000 tonnes of lentils will be bought

The first imported consignment of eggs, which has become a much-talked item in recent months for high prices, entered Bangladesh today. 

Vegetable's wholesale prices in Pabna fell by 50% in the three-day blockade from Oct 31

Bangladesh, which usually exports potato, has imported the tuber for the first time for domestic consumption in a frantic effort to curb spiraling prices of the popular vegetable.