Reducing inflation significantly will be difficult

It will be difficult to significantly reduce inflation this year as further currency devaluation and rationalisation of subsidies are necessary, said Atiur Rahman, a former governor of Bangladesh Bank, yesterday.
24 January 2024, 18:30 PM

Govt importing lentil, rice-bran oil for OMS in Ramadan

The government has started importing lentils and rice-bran oil for distribution among lower-income people during the upcoming Ramadan.
23 January 2024, 19:00 PM

Russia wants to export wheat to Bangladesh

Deal signed for 3 lakh tonnes
18 January 2024, 15:08 PM

Import rules eased for eight Ramadan commodities

They include edible oil, gram, pules, onion, sugar and dates
17 January 2024, 13:10 PM

Dial 333 to complain about overcharging: Palak

The customers have to press another digit after dialling 333 to get the service from Jan 31
15 January 2024, 11:45 AM

Three crises converge to unsettle flour market

Tight supply and higher prices of wheat has driven flour prices to go up
11 January 2024, 18:00 PM

BRRI develops two new rice varieties

The Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) has developed two new high-yielding rice varieties which are suitable for the Boro season.
9 January 2024, 15:05 PM

Onion production on track to topple previous records

The prospect of record high onion production is encouraging farmers to expand cultivation, according to the DAE
4 January 2024, 16:00 PM

BB, NBR urged to facilitate import of six Ramadan commodities

Commerce ministry writes letters to Bangladesh Bank, the National Board of Revenue
4 January 2024, 14:55 PM

Zero margin import facility sought for six essential commodities

Traders made the demand for onion, edible oil, sugar, lentil, chickpeas, dates
3 January 2024, 11:09 AM

Fazlur Rahman: The man who came from humble beginnings and built an empire

More than 60 years ago, an adolescent Fazlur Rahman got an unexpected start to his journey in business.
25 December 2023, 16:16 PM

Industrialist and City Group Chairman Fazlur Rahman no more 

Fazlur Rahman, chairman and managing director of City Group, one of the leading commodity importers and processors, is no more.  
25 December 2023, 04:22 AM

Corrective financial measures needed to boost economy: DCCI president

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
18 December 2023, 13:01 PM

Sugar price will remain stable: commerce minister

Sugar price may reduce if US dollar rates fall, he says
18 December 2023, 12:24 PM

Nearly 100 onion traders fined over Tk 4 lakh

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”.
14 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Old potato prices stay firm despite arrival of new crops

Old and new potatoes are being sold at the same price in kitchen markets of several districts across Bangladesh, including Dhaka, according to traders.
13 December 2023, 16:35 PM

‘Some traders exploiting onion price differences of India, Bangladesh’

India’s Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh says today in New Delhi
11 December 2023, 13:09 PM

'Onion hoarders will be punished'

The director general of the Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection says
11 December 2023, 10:04 AM

1.7 tonnes of onion found in shop with ‘No onion’ sign

DNCRP fined four traders in Chattogram Tk 40,000
10 December 2023, 15:20 PM
9 December 2023, 14:17 PM