Price of bottled soybean oil rises by Tk 5 a litre
2 September 2026
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Business
New platform, CottonPort, launched to raise US cotton sales in Bangladesh
27 August 2026
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Business
Bangladesh gets first grid-connected agrivoltaics pilot
19 August 2026
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Business
Market monitoring alone cannot reduce commodity prices: Muktadir
18 August 2026
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Business
Ensure proper use of fallow, single-crop lands in Sylhet: minister
15 August 2026
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Business
National fisheries week starts Sunday, 14 to get gold medals
13 August 2026
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Business
Aromatic rice export quotas under review
13 August 2026
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Business
Milk Vita hikes prices by Tk 10 per litre
9 August 2026
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Business
Govt to build new fish sanctuaries in haor: agri minister
8 August 2026
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Business
Govt to distribute vitamin-enriched 6 rice varieties in 300 upazilas
6 August 2026
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Business
How chilli became the first cash crop in char areas
Even 15-20 years ago, the grazing areas in the Brahmaputra basin did not produce any cash crops that producers could talk about proudly.
31 March 2024
Cut import duties on essential commodities: FBCCI
Build a database of the essentials to ensure smooth supply, it says
30 March 2024
Soybean oil consumption falls as consumers switch to mustard, palm oils
Consumption of soybean oil in Bangladesh has declined as a section of consumers have switched to the relatively cheaper mustard and palm oils, according to a report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week.
26 March 2024
Feed prices to remain high in 2024: USDA
The high prices of feed for poultry, aquaculture and cattle will continue to affect farmers in 2024, said a US Department of Agriculture (USDA) report released last Tuesday.
23 March 2024
India extends ban on onion exports indefinitely ahead of general election
India has extended its ban on onion exports indefinitely - a surprise move that comes ahead of a general election and is set to exacerbate high prices in some overseas markets.
23 March 2024
CSE gets commodity exchange licence
State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu recommended the Chittagong Stock Exchange include products such as potatoes, soybean oil, palm oil, and raw sugar in the commodity exchange when it is launched.
20 March 2024
Govt to buy 8,000 tonnes of lentil, 10,000 tonnes of sugar
The commodities will be purchased for the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh
20 March 2024
India’s biggest wholesale market in Nashik demands withdrawal of onion export ban
The Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) in India’s Lasalgaon made the demand
20 March 2024
Commodity market monitoring to continue: Titu
There is ample supply of basic goods, the state minister for commerce says
19 March 2024
Shop owners lambast ‘meaningless’ price fixing of 29 commodities
They demand cancellation of the prices fixed by the Department of Agricultural Marketing on March 15
19 March 2024
India to source onion from domestic market to export to Bangladesh
India’s National Cooperative Export Ltd will purchase 1,650 tonnes at Rs 29 a kg
18 March 2024
Govt to buy essential foods to contain their prices
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh will purchase various foodstuffs from local markets to sell them at subsidised rates among low-income groups
14 March 2024
Emerald Oil’s major shareholder to sell 10 lakh shares
The oil producer will get the sales proceeds as loan to repay bank loans
14 March 2024
Government fixes date prices for Ramadan
Price of low grade dates will be Tk 150 to Tk 165 a kg
12 March 2024
Unilever Consumer Care’s profit surges 32%
Its earnings per share hit Tk 49.89 in 2023, up from 2022's Tk 37.9
9 March 2024
Farashuddin recommends introducing unified exchange rate
He spoke at the third AKN Ahmed Memorial Lecture on Central Banking
8 March 2024
TCB raises sugar prices by Tk 30 a kg
From March 7, TCB will sell sugar at Tk 100 a kg
6 March 2024
Inflation falls in February
Inflation slides 19 basis points to 9.67℅
6 March 2024
Gold price makes new record
From March 7, a bhori of 22-carat gold will cost Tk 112,907
6 March 2024
TCB imports 400 tonnes of chickpeas through Benapole
The import cost is Tk 85 a kg, but the TCB will sell it at Tk 55 a kg
5 March 2024