Price of bottled soybean oil rises by Tk 5 a litre
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2 September 2026 Business
Bangladesh gets first grid-connected agrivoltaics pilot
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19 August 2026 Business
Market monitoring alone cannot reduce commodity prices: Muktadir
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18 August 2026 Business
Ensure proper use of fallow, single-crop lands in Sylhet: minister
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15 August 2026 Business
National fisheries week starts Sunday, 14 to get gold medals
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13 August 2026 Business
Aromatic rice export quotas under review
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13 August 2026 Business
Govt to build new fish sanctuaries in haor: agri minister
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8 August 2026 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