The three-day event will take place at ICCB

government is now emphasising production of summer onion to achieve self-sufficiency for the crop

A fall in demand started cutting its prices in the market, says Tipu Munshi

30,000 tonnes each will come from Qatar and Saudi Arabia

50 lakh litres of soybean oil, 27,000 tonnes of lentils will be bought

The first imported consignment of eggs, which has become a much-talked item in recent months for high prices, entered Bangladesh today. 

Vegetable's wholesale prices in Pabna fell by 50% in the three-day blockade from Oct 31

Bangladesh, which usually exports potato, has imported the tuber for the first time for domestic consumption in a frantic effort to curb spiraling prices of the popular vegetable.

Some 122 blocks of 50 acres each will be developed through the process

Raw sugar duty now Tk 1,500 a tonne, refined sugar duty Tk 3,000

GPH Ispat Ltd, one of the leading steel makers in Bangladesh, reported a massive drop in earnings during the financial year 2022-23 due to the spiral in raw materials prices and higher cost of the dollar in foreign currency transactions.

It raises minimum export price of onion by four times to $800 a tonne

The ban has been extended until October 31 this year

Imported eggs will reach Bangladesh in 3-4 days, the minister says

The cultivation of a variety of onion, known as Kondo in Bangladesh, has been delayed due to excessive rain early this month, when farmers plant seedlings of the crop before harvesting it in early winter

A bhori of 22-carat gold will cost Tk 99,377 from October 12

The two were fined for violating Section 15 of the Competition Act, 2012

The meat's reserve price has been fixed at Tk 2.45 crore

The commerce ministry has permitted five firms to import five crore pieces of eggs in order to increase supply of the protein item and check its prices in the domestic market, it said in a statement today.

The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling onion at Tk 35 per kilogramme - nearly one-third of the existing market price- to the family cardholders in Dhaka.