Consumers are bracing for multiple price shocks ahead of Ramadan that usually marks a period of high household spending.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday hoped that it would be possible to rein in the price hike of daily essentials during Ramadan and urged all not to pay heed to rumours regarding prices going up.

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder today said the government has taken up a plan to construct paddy silos across the country with a target to enhance paddy storage facilities

Justice M Enayetur Rahim, a senior judge at the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC), today instructed the media to make reports positively and carefully, saying that prices of products sometimes increase due to the role of media.

Sadar Upazila Fisheries Department and Muktarpur Naval Police outpost jointly conducted the drive from 6:30am to 8:30am

The industries ministry has backtracked on its decision to hike the price of sugar produced by state-run sugar mills.

The Bangladesh Poultry Association has blamed extortion on roads and syndicates for the recent price hike of eggs and chicken.

Though there is currently no supply crunch in the country, a section of unscrupulous importers and traders have already hiked the prices of essentials, creating an artificial crisis to make extra profits ahead of Ramadan, said a home ministry report.

Commerce minister, in parliament, says task force formed to regulate prices during Ramadan

Mohammad Shahid looked at the shopkeeper in Karwan Bazar in disbelief after hearing that a kg of onions was selling for Tk 120.

"We discussed the import of perishable items from India. We have discussed in detail so that we get 50,000 tonnes of onion and 1 lakh tonnes of sugar before Ramadan."

The National Board of Revenue yesterday cut customs tariffs on rice, sugar and dates and removed the value added tax on edible oil imports in an effort to help the government boost supply and contain prices of the four commodities during Ramadan next month.

Former foreign minister AK Abdul Momen today in parliament said some criminals in his constituency are regularly extorting money from essentials laden trucks

Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) is going to organise "Safe Food Carnival 2024" for the first time from February 8

Aiming to rein in the runaway price of potatoes, the government has approved the import of 34,000 metric tonnes of potatoes through the Hili land port from India.

Mentioning that excessive amount of trans fat in food is unsafe and remains one of the leading risk factors for various non-communicable diseases, including heart disease, speakers at a webinar today said ensuring food safety is crucial for protecting public health

Day labourer Azizul Haque was upset to see the price of papaya when he went to do grocery shopping yesterday: it has doubled in a space of a few days.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the authorities concerned to cut import duties on rice, edible oil, sugar and dates ahead of the upcoming Ramadan.

The High Court yesterday directed the authorities concerned to form a high-powered committee to investigate the unusual hikes in prices of all types of agricultural commodities, identify the persons responsible, and submit a report within a month.

Khalil has garnered attention on social media for selling meat at an affordable price