rice price hike
Rice prices up by Tk 2-3 a kg
Prices of almost all varieties of rice have gone up in the capital’s kitchen markets over the last one week.
India’s rice area grows on higher prices
Indian farmers have planted 39.8 million hectares (98.3 million acres) with rice, up 3.7 percent on the same period last year, farm ministry data showed on Friday, as record high prices prompted farmers to expand the area.
Price hike of essentials: the poor have their back against the wall
Abdul Wahab, a security guard at an ATM booth of a private bank in the capital, works 16 hours a day.
Rice Price Hike: JS body for action against those responsible
Expressing resentment over the hike in rice prices despite high yields of paddy, the parliamentary standing committee on agriculture ministry yesterday asked senior officials of the agriculture ministry to identify and take action against those responsible.
Inflation, war eating away food gains
Bangladesh made gains in food production and ensured the availability of rice in recent years. But surging inflation, erratic weather, and the Russia-Ukraine war affected the availability of cereals and reduced low-income people’s access to food this year.
India says Bangladesh cutting rice import duty raised domestic prices by 10%
Bangladesh’s recent cut in import duty of non-basmati rice has pushed up prices of the grain in India’s domestic markets by ten percent in the last five days, and is causing a rush among Indian exporters to go for deals with the neighbouring country.
Rice to be imported privately for market stability: Food Minister
The government has decided to allow private firms to import duty free rice to keep the rice market stable.
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.
Rice pricier even in peak Boro season
The prices of rice rose by Tk 8-10 per kg over the last two weeks even though it is the harvesting season and there is ample supply of paddy.
Battling to bear high living cost
Over the last few months, Rupali Akter, the breadwinner of a five-member family in Savar's industrial belt, had to buy some of the essentials on credit from nearby groceries. With a monthly income of Tk 10,000 including overtime, the sewing operator at a garment factory is unable to pay for all the products she buys, as prices of essentials -- from rice to vegetables -- has been on the rise.
Rice traders asked to get licence by October 30
Food officials have not been properly monitoring the market for long, allowing a section of unscrupulous traders to do business of essentials like rice and wheat without having licence and hoard them.
Dealers go rogue with OMS rice
At a time when consumers are hit hard by high prices of rice, a section of government-appointed dealers allegedly sold rice, meant for Open Market Sale programme, in the market.
Govt wasn't alert to depleting stock
Following a blame game over volatility in the rice market, the government and rice traders reached some decisions yesterday to help
Govt plans OMS for grassroots
With no let-up in the spiraling rice price, the government has planned to expand Open Market Sale of subsidised foodgrains to the upazilas across the country.
Soaring Price of Rice: Govt intervenes to stabilise market
With rice prices soaring across the country, the government yesterday made a rather delayed intervention in the form of distribution of
Cheaper Atap or pricey Shiddho?
Tofayel Alam has been facing economic hardship with the rice price skyrocketing these days.
Govt to further slash duty on rice import
In a desperate bid to stabilise rice price, the government has decided to further reduce the duty on import of the staple and strike a deal with Thailand to buy rice.
Rice price to be declined by Tk 6 per kg: Commerce Minister Tofail
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed tells the parliament that rice price will be declined by Tk 6 per kilogramme as the import duty on it has been reduced.