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Rice import duty cut to near zero as local prices surge

Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has slashed rice import duty from the usual 63.25 per cent to nearly zero, requiring traders with Food Ministry approval to pay only a 2 per cent ... Read More


Egg prices hit 10-month high of Tk 155 a dozen

Dhaka, Aug. 15 -- The prices of egg have hit a 10-month high of Tk 145-155 a dozen in the city markets, adding further woes to the commoners who are struggling with soaring prices of many other essent... Read More


Potato yield at all-time high, price at decade-low in FY25

Dhaka, Aug. 15 -- Potato production hit an all-time high of 11.57 million tonnes in the financial year 2024-25, though prices also declined to a decade low, according to the latest Bangladesh Bureau o... Read More


MoC revokes DNCRP's directive on Miniket, Jeerashail rice

Dhaka, July 30 -- The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) on Tuesday rescinded the recent Directorate of National Consumers' Right Protection (DNCRP) directive that rice mills have to stop selling rice under t... Read More


Bottled water prices of some brands rise despite case pending

Dhaka, July 26 -- Some companies have raised further their bottled-water prices even though legal cases against them remain pending with Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC) in this regard. Recent... Read More


Rice prices spike as millers make hay while imports stall

Dhaka, July 14 -- Rice prices spike to the woes of commoners, even, as millers make hay while private import stalls, sources say. Private imports have come to a halt following the end of government z... Read More


Aman yield defies floods in FY25, keeps output steady

Dhaka, July 6 -- Despite severe flooding in coastal districts that damaged hundreds of thousands of hectares of cropland, the Aman rice production in FY 2024-25 held firm, thanks to a remarkable rise ... Read More


Rice prices up at home despite global fall, hurting low-income people

Dhaka, July 4 -- Prices of rice are increasing in local markets despite a decline in the global market, causing hardship for lower-income groups in Bangladesh. Global rice prices fell in June, as sho... Read More


Food grain import costs set to outpace volume growth this fiscal

Dhaka, June 24 -- The country's food grain import cost is set to be considerably higher than the growth of its import volume in the outgoing this fiscal, available data revealed. According to the Min... Read More


5.76m rawhides preserved

Dhaka, June 17 -- More than 5.76 million pieces of cattle hides have been preserved across Dhaka and other parts of the country since Eid-ul-Azha on June 7, according to officials. However, rawhide c... Read More