Price of essentials
Kitchen Markets: Veggie prices shoot up
Along with price hikes of chicken and fish, some vegetables also saw rising prices in the kitchen markets of the capital yesterday, adding to the never-ending burden on the pockets of low-income groups.
Onion prices up by Tk10-15
Onion price has increased by Tk 10 to Tk 15 per kilo in Dhaka's kitchen markets over the past two days
Chicken price soars by up to Tk 50 a kg in a month
The price of chicken, a staple source of animal protein for many, has increased by Tk 40-50 per kg in a month, causing frustration to low-income families.
Fish, chicken get pricier
The prices of chicken, fish, and onion have gone up in Dhaka’s kitchen markets, putting the low-income people in a bind.
ADB forecasts 6.1% GDP growth for Bangladesh in FY24, higher than World Bank’s
The ADB’s projection comes days after the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics said economic growth in the October-December quarter of fiscal 2023-24 halved to 3.78 percent, the slowest pace in three quarters, as manufacturing output growth declined sharply owing to reduced domestic consumption.
No respite to consumers: Inflation edges up in March
Inflation edged up in March after marginally easing in the previous month, showing no signs of respite to consumers already hurt by the consistent erosion of buying capacity due to elevated prices.
Chicken prices soar by up to Tk 40 per kg
Much to the frustration of people from low-income groups, the price of chicken, one of the most common sources of animal protein, has shot up by Tk 30 to Tk 40 per kg over the last couple of days in the capital’s kitchen markets.
Chicken prices soar by up to Tk 40 per kg
Traders in city’s kitchen markets blame sudden rise in demand ahead of Eid
Protesting Price Hike: Ganatantra Mancha procession foiled in city
Police yesterday halted and charged truncheons on a procession of Ganatantra Mancha marching towards to the Secretariat to protest rising commodity prices, “looting of banks”, and money laundering.
Sometimes media is to blame for price hikes: Justice Enayetur Rahim
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.
Essential Commodities: Govt move fails to stop price hike ahead of Ramadan
The government’s promise of containing the prices of essentials ahead of Ramadan seems to be only on paper as the prices of key items instead rose over the last month.
Govt backtracks on decision to hike sugar price
The industries ministry has backtracked on its decision to hike the price of sugar produced by state-run sugar mills.
Extortion, clique jacking up prices of eggs, chicken
The Bangladesh Poultry Association has blamed extortion on roads and syndicates for the recent price hike of eggs and chicken.
Food prices hiked even before Ramadan
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.
Govt vows strict action against market manipulators
Commerce minister, in parliament, says task force formed to regulate prices during Ramadan
Essential prices keep spiralling
Mohammad Shahid looked at the shopkeeper in Karwan Bazar in disbelief after hearing that a kg of onions was selling for Tk 120.
Discussed with India about pre-Ramadan import of onion, sugar: FM
"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."
Rice, Sugar, Date import: Taxes cut for better supply in 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.
