Jamaishashthi Maacher Mela

A festival of fish lovers
18 November 2023

TCB to sell essentials at subsidised rate in city

The government today will start selling soybean oil, potatoes, onions, and lentils at subsidised rates in Dhaka to alleviate the suffering of low-income consumers, especially those without TCB family cards.
13 November 2023

590kg govt rice seized from food officer's house in Shariatpur

A mobile court today recovered 590kg of government rice from the residence of a food officer in Shariatpur
11 November 2023

Onion price now Tk 150 per kg

The price of locally grown onions rose to Tk 150 per kg at retail stores in Dhaka yesterday, up from Tk 140 the day before.
1 November 2023

Onions now Tk 140, potatoes Tk 65 a kg

Prices of potatoes and onions have skyrocketed in the kitchen markets.
31 October 2023

Ensure potato sales at govt-fixed rate

The commerce ministry yesterday directed the district administrations to ensure sales of potatoes at the government’s fixed rate at the cold storages, according to a statement.
31 October 2023

Govt okays import of 19,400-tonne potatoes

The agriculture ministry has started issuing permits to importers to bring potatoes to control prices
31 October 2023

India moves to curb onion export

India yesterday imposed a minimum export price of $800 per tonne for onions -- much higher than the prices at which importers were buying.
28 October 2023

Egg imports held up for paperwork

The import of eggs has been held up because of the delay in getting the negative avian influenza certification from a competent authority.
24 October 2023

Rice price on rise

A month ahead of the Aman harvesting season, prices of rice have gone up by Tk 1 to 3 per kg over the last one week in the capital’s kitchen markets.
20 October 2023

Even veggies too pricey

Azizul Haque, a resident of Mirpur-14, went to a nearby kitchen market to buy vegetables yesterday morning.
20 October 2023

One kg apple for Tk 21!

Chattogram Custom House auctioned off around 24.5 tonnes of apples for Tk 5.05 lakh, where the price per kilo was Tk 21, in an open auction on Wednesday
19 October 2023

TCB starts monthly sales of subsidised essentials

The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling essential commodities today among one crore cardholder families across the country, including the capital, for the month of October.
14 October 2023

Vegetable prices soar due to short supply: report

The price of vegetables skyrocketed in the kitchen markets of the capital after the late autumn rain across the country damaged fields.
13 October 2023

Price Hike: Manipulators have to be identified

Newly appointed Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Habibur Rahman yesterday said the DMP is capable of rooting out any syndicate behind the price hike of essentials.
12 October 2023

3 essential commodities: Price caps prove a total failure

The government failed to enforce the price cap on onions and potatoes even for a single day since it issued the order about a month ago.
11 October 2023

Govt couldn’t control onion, potato prices

Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque has admitted that the government has failed to control the prices of onions and potatoes despite taking measures.
8 October 2023

TCB to sell onion at nearly one-third of market price

The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling onion at Tk 35 per kilogramme -- nearly one-third of the existing market price -- to family cardholders in Dhaka.
8 October 2023

Govt failed to control prices of onions and potatoes: agri minister

Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque today admitted that the government has failed to control the prices of onions and potatoes despite taking measures
8 October 2023