Govt raises low-end cigarette prices again
The government has raised the minimum retail price of low-tier cigarettes by Tk 3 to Tk 65 per 10 sticks, just months after increasing cigarette prices in the national budget.
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) announced the latest price adjustment in a notification signed by its acting chairman, Ahsan Habib, on Wednesday. The notification was made public today.
Cigarettes are classified into four price tiers, with the low tier generally covering the cheapest products in the market.
The latest increase applies only to the low-tier segment, whose price was raised from Tk 60 to Tk 62 per 10 sticks in the budget for fiscal year 2026-27.
Prices in the other three tiers remain unchanged. Ten sticks of medium-tier cigarettes will cost Tk 92, while high-tier cigarettes will cost Tk 160 and premium-tier cigarettes Tk 210 or more.
In the FY27 budget, the government raised the prices of cigarettes across all four tiers. The price of medium-tier cigarettes increased from Tk 80 to Tk 92 per 10 sticks, while the high-tier price rose from Tk 140 to Tk 160.
The price of premium or ultra-high-tier cigarettes went up from Tk 185 to Tk 210 or more.
The cabinet recently approved a proposal to raise the price of low-tier cigarettes.
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