Dhaka, April 5 -- The broiler chicken price surged to a year-high of Tk 250-260 a kg on Friday, putting strain on limited-income consumers just before the Eid festival. The skyrocketing costs of day-... Read More
Dhaka, April 2 -- Rice import has become uncertain amid the higher import duties imposed by Bangladesh and India, thereby adding to a record global price, insiders say. The food ministry on March 21 ... Read More
Dhaka, March 25 -- Traders have shown an enigmatic reluctance for importing potatoes despite prognosis about possible decline in domestic output this season, which economists say could prompt profitee... Read More
Dhaka, March 18 -- Traders have lost interest in importing onions from neighbouring India due to a recent dramatic fall in domestic prices of the kitchen staple. The price fall in the local market co... Read More
Dhaka, March 17 -- Prices of 29 key essentials maintain previous highs as the Department of Agricultural Marketing apparently ducked enforcement after fixing their rates on Friday amid market waywardn... Read More
Dhaka, March 1 -- Consumers are unlikely to get soybean oil at a reduced rate from today (Friday) as most groceries have still to get bottles with new price tags, according to insiders. The governmen... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Rice prices still stay higher despite slashing import duty to 15.25 per cent from 62.5 per cent, while a section of traders are reaping windfalls. Coarse rice like guti swarna and h... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 23 -- A Bangladeshi company has started producing probiotics domestically, the first of its kind here, paving the way for achieving self-sufficiency in the Tk 50-billion market, fully impo... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- The government is all set to upgrade the effluent treatment plant (ETP) as well as the solid waste management (SWM) system at the Savar Tannery Estate involving the private sector. ... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- The Ministry of Industries is expediting the registration of products as geographical indications (GIs) as four more items have been published in the official journal, granting them ... Read More