Rice Price in Bangladesh
BTTC wants duty free rice imports
The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has requested the government to temporarily withdraw import duty on rice to increase the supply and, in turn, contain the price of this staple food in the local markets.
How much do the poor pay for rice? At least Tk 50 a kg
Rice price in Bangladesh is rising and the rate of coarse grain has crossed Tk 50 a kilogramme nearly after a year
New Indian duty unlikely to affect local rice market
Rice millers say Bangladesh has 'adequate' rice stock
Govt plans to provide 10kg rice to 1 crore families each in Ramadan
The country has achieved bumper Aman yield and it would not need to import rice if good yield of Boro paddy is achieved, said the minister
Rice prices still high despite higher yield
Aman paddy harvesting season has begun, but the general mass is struggling to buy rice as the price of the staple food is still high in the local market.
Bangladesh to import 2.5 lakh tonnes of rice
The government has permitted 125 companies to import a total of 246,000 tonnes of rice in order to cool down the domestic market for the staple grain in Bangladesh.
Hiking rice prices: Hoarders of every hue in it
Hoarding by small traders as well as large business groups has been causing rice prices to soar, giving low-income people a hard time.
Local prices of rice, oil, beef, egg, onion now higher than global markets: CPD
The prices of rice, edible oil, beef, sugar, egg and onion have risen more in Bangladesh than that of the international markets, affecting the poor people who are already suffering from erosion of purchasing capacity for pandemic caused income losses, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today.
Govt to buy paddy at Tk 26, rice at Tk 36 per kg
The government will buy eight lakh metric tonnes of paddy at Tk 26 per kg in the current Boro season.
Govt to launch special OMS for rice; price set at Tk 10 per kg
The government is going to launch special open market sale (OMS) of coarse rice at the rate of Tk 10 per kg at all city corporation areas of the country in bid to ensure food for relatively poor people during the nationwide shutdown to curb coronavirus transmission.