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Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
Although potato prices are generally cheap at this time of the year, the vegetable is now being sold at Tk 50-55 per kg, which is 57 per cent higher than last year. According to the Department of Agriculture Marketing's analysis of price lists for 2021, 2022 and 2023 on May 9, the highest price of […]
Under an automated pricing system, officials now adjust fuel prices according to the international market at the beginning of each month. Fuel prices went down due to adjustments in the last two months. As per the latest notification, diesel and kerosene will be sold at Tk 107 per liter instead of the previous Tk 106. […]
However, analysis of agricultural marketing department information shows that currently rice prices in three divisional towns – Rajshahi, Rangpur and Sylhet are cheaper than the newly determined minimum price of rice. In Rajshahi, the price is Tk 45, and in Rangpur and Sylhet it is Tk 46. Questions are being raised on fixing the same […]
The gap between production and consumption of rice still persists. According to the Agriculture Ministry, production is quite good, at least 50 lakh tonnes more than the demand. Therefore there is no need to import rice. However, despite surplus production, rice prices are rising. Meanwhile, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) said rice production […]
After visiting the market after a week, it was found that the goods were not being sold in the market at those rates. However, while the prices of some things have decreased in the retail market last week, the prices of some have increased compared to before. On Thursday, after visiting Shevarapada, Taltola and Mohammadpur […]
The Bangladesh Shop Owners Association said the prices of 29 food products, including fish, meat, eggs, pulses and vegetables set by the Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM) at the producer, wholesale and retail levels are absurd. The association also said that the prices estimated by DAM at the producer level are a figment of their […]
“Such amendments have raised questions about the transparency and accountability of the regulatory process. As a result, the entire burden has been placed on the shoulders of consumers which is neither expected nor appreciated”, he said. The CPD proposed a mixed approach to reduce the subsidy amount paid to BPDB without significantly increasing electricity prices […]
In 2022, the government increased duties on imported dates in an effort to keep imports under control. It consisted of 25 percent import duty, 15 percent VAT, 5 percent advance income tax, 5 percent advance tax and 3 percent regulatory duty. The total tax burden was 59 percent. Recently, the government cut import duty by […]
Demand for sugar, dates, soybean oil, chickpeas and various types of pulses used in preparing Iftar ingredients increased during Ramzan, but due to increase in the prices of sugar and edible oil compared to last year, most of the commodities are in short supply this year. The prices are high. Prices of dates, gram and […]
Now only one week is left for the holy month of Ramadan to begin. Buyers are busy purchasing essential items for the fast. However, everything is expensive in the market. The prices of chicken have increased. Apart from this, the prices of sugar and gram have also increased. Although the prices of vegetables were a […]
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has again increased the price of liquefied petroleum gas by Tk 8 per 12 kg cylinder. BERC had increased the price by 41 taka last month. The newly announced rate will come into effect from 6:00 pm today, Sunday. The price of 12 kg LPG cylinder for the month of […]
The prices of everyday essentials have increased in another phase before the holy month of Ramadan. Businessmen have identified four reasons behind this increase in prices of daily essential commodities – high price and dollar crisis, extortion, syndicates and high tariff rates. Common traders involved in the business of daily essential commodities met on Wednesday […]
The government has decided to increase the price of electricity, saying that the price is being adjusted to deal with the pressure of subsidy. In the first phase, electricity prices will increase from March. State Power, Energy and Minerals Minister Nasrul Hamid told reporters that in the first phase, the price of electricity may increase […]
