Edible oil prices will not be hiked without proper scrutiny: minister
Star Business Report
30 September 2026 • Business
Don’t create artificial crisis of eggs: minister
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27 September 2026 • Business
US regains foothold in Bangladesh’s corn market with 6% share
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26 September 2026 • Business
9,500 businesses fined over undelivered goods, services
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22 September 2026 • Business
Gas supply to industrial units improved since Sep 15 evening: BTMA
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16 September 2026 • Business
Bangladesh wants to export onion and potato to Sri Lanka
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10 September 2026 • Business
Price of bottled soybean oil rises by Tk 5 a litre
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2 September 2026 • Business

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

India to export 50,000 tonnes of onion to Bangladesh

The shipment will be sent to Bangladesh through the National Cooperative Exports Limited
1 March 2024

Soybean oil to be Tk 10 cheaper from tomorrow

A litre of soybean oil will be Tk 163, down from the existing Tk 173
29 February 2024

Poverty, inequality, food insecurity rise in urban areas: Sanem

Sanem carried out a survey among 9,000 households countrywide in Oct-Nov of 2023
24 February 2024

There will be no scarcity of any commodities during Ramadan: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said there will be no shortage of any commodities in the market during the upcoming month of Ramadan
23 February 2024

Commerce ministry to share commodity prices on website daily

The commerce ministry will only fix price of a commodity if it seems too high
20 February 2024

Soybean oil prices to decrease by Tk 10 from March 1

Edible oil refiners said today that soybean oil price would be cut by Tk 10 a litre from March 1 to pass on the benefit of reduced duty and value-added tax to consumers
20 February 2024

Extortion a major cause for higher commodity prices

The BCI president says in meeting with home minister
19 February 2024

India to allow onion export to Bangladesh on limited scale

Five other countries will also be allowed
19 February 2024

Sugar, palm oil and date prices increase in spite of duty cut

In order to boost supplies and contain prices of essential goods during the month of Ramadan, the government took measures to alleviate the burden on consumers by reducing value added tax and import duties on four commodities -- edible oil, sugar, dates and rice on February 8.
14 February 2024

NBR mulls duty waiver on essential imports

NBR may consider waiving the duty on imported products as recommended by the commerce ministry ahead of the month of Ramadan
25 January 2024

Reducing inflation significantly will be difficult

It will be difficult to significantly reduce inflation this year as further currency devaluation and rationalisation of subsidies are necessary, said Atiur Rahman, a former governor of Bangladesh Bank, yesterday.
24 January 2024