sugar price hike

TCB reverses decision to hike sugar prices by Tk 30 per kg

State minister assures that existing sugar stock is sufficient despite sugar mill fire

Sugar prices edge up as traders tighten supply

Sugar prices have gone up at both the wholesale and retail levels amid hoarding by traders on speculation of reduced supply after the fire incident at S Alam Refinery, one of the largest raw sugar importers and refiners in Bangladesh.

State-run mills start crushing as sugar price jumps

State-run sugar mills have started crushing locally-grown sugarcane, aiming to produce 33,000 tonnes of sugar in the current fiscal year of 2023-24, said a top official.

Sugar import duty halved

The import tariff on raw and refined sugar was halved by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday in an attempt to contain prices in the domestic market.

Govt hikes retail sugar price by Tk 16 a kg

Loose sugar will be Tk 120 a kg, packaged sugar Tk 125

Sugar price hike an effect of global market

Sugar prices have reached a record high internationally, which has had a ripple effect on Bangladesh’s wholesale markets, including those in Dhaka and Chattogram.   

Sugar prices edge up in wholesale market

Sugar prices edged up in the wholesale market of Bangladesh within days after refiners declared that they would sell the sweetener at higher prices from the first day of February.    

Oil, sugar price hike yet another shock to the economy

The government must implement economic policies that deal with the ongoing crisis

State sugar agency has little to sell though prices rocket

With sugar prices making new records almost every day for a supply crunch at home and abroad, pushing up the cost of making sweetener-based foods, state-run Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) can’t increase the supply to provide some relief to consumers. 

March 7, 2024
March 7, 2024

TCB reverses decision to hike sugar prices by Tk 30 per kg

State minister assures that existing sugar stock is sufficient despite sugar mill fire

March 7, 2024
March 7, 2024

Sugar prices edge up as traders tighten supply

Sugar prices have gone up at both the wholesale and retail levels amid hoarding by traders on speculation of reduced supply after the fire incident at S Alam Refinery, one of the largest raw sugar importers and refiners in Bangladesh.

November 13, 2023
November 13, 2023

State-run mills start crushing as sugar price jumps

State-run sugar mills have started crushing locally-grown sugarcane, aiming to produce 33,000 tonnes of sugar in the current fiscal year of 2023-24, said a top official.

November 2, 2023
November 2, 2023

Sugar import duty halved

The import tariff on raw and refined sugar was halved by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) yesterday in an attempt to contain prices in the domestic market.

May 10, 2023
May 10, 2023

Govt hikes retail sugar price by Tk 16 a kg

Loose sugar will be Tk 120 a kg, packaged sugar Tk 125

April 16, 2023
April 16, 2023

Sugar price hike an effect of global market

Sugar prices have reached a record high internationally, which has had a ripple effect on Bangladesh’s wholesale markets, including those in Dhaka and Chattogram.   

January 29, 2023
January 29, 2023

Sugar prices edge up in wholesale market

Sugar prices edged up in the wholesale market of Bangladesh within days after refiners declared that they would sell the sweetener at higher prices from the first day of February.    

November 18, 2022
November 18, 2022

Oil, sugar price hike yet another shock to the economy

The government must implement economic policies that deal with the ongoing crisis

October 30, 2022
October 30, 2022

State sugar agency has little to sell though prices rocket

With sugar prices making new records almost every day for a supply crunch at home and abroad, pushing up the cost of making sweetener-based foods, state-run Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) can’t increase the supply to provide some relief to consumers. 

October 25, 2022
October 25, 2022

Inflation and immorality rising hand-in-hand?

Govt must do more to stop consumers’ purchasing power erosion