sugar price

Specific duty for refined sugar imports slashed by 25%

The specific duty would be Tk 4,500 a tonne

NBR halves regulatory duty on sugar imports

The NBR expects that sugar prices will decrease in proportion to the duty reduction, and it hopes this measure will also discourage sugar smuggling.

TCB raises sugar prices by Tk 30 a kg

From March 7, TCB will sell sugar at Tk 100 a kg

'NBR to be requested for sugar import duty waiver extension'

Senior Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh says

Govt hikes retail sugar price by Tk 16 a kg

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

India's sugar output drops 5.4% y/y as mills close early

Indian mills produced 31.1 million tonnes of sugar since the current season began on October 1, a fall of 5.4 per cent year on year, as many mills closed early due to limited availability of sugar cane, a leading trade body said on Tuesday.

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.   

Govt cuts sugar prices by Tk 3 per kg

From April 8, loose sugar will be Tk 104 per kg, packaged Tk 109

Govt asks millers to cut sugar price by Tk 5 a kg

The commerce ministry yesterday asked millers and refiners to reduce sugar price by Tk 5 per kilogramme at the retail level three weeks after the revenue authority reduced import duty for raw and refined sugar in a bid to bring down the prices of the sweetener.

October 17, 2024
October 17, 2024

Specific duty for refined sugar imports slashed by 25%

The specific duty would be Tk 4,500 a tonne

October 9, 2024
October 9, 2024

NBR halves regulatory duty on sugar imports

The NBR expects that sugar prices will decrease in proportion to the duty reduction, and it hopes this measure will also discourage sugar smuggling.

March 6, 2024
March 6, 2024

TCB raises sugar prices by Tk 30 a kg

From March 7, TCB will sell sugar at Tk 100 a kg

May 10, 2023
May 10, 2023

'NBR to be requested for sugar import duty waiver extension'

Senior Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh says

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 18, 2023
April 18, 2023

India's sugar output drops 5.4% y/y as mills close early

Indian mills produced 31.1 million tonnes of sugar since the current season began on October 1, a fall of 5.4 per cent year on year, as many mills closed early due to limited availability of sugar cane, a leading trade body said on Tuesday.

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.   

April 6, 2023
April 6, 2023

Govt cuts sugar prices by Tk 3 per kg

From April 8, loose sugar will be Tk 104 per kg, packaged Tk 109

March 20, 2023
March 20, 2023

Govt asks millers to cut sugar price by Tk 5 a kg

The commerce ministry yesterday asked millers and refiners to reduce sugar price by Tk 5 per kilogramme at the retail level three weeks after the revenue authority reduced import duty for raw and refined sugar in a bid to bring down the prices of the sweetener.

March 19, 2023
March 19, 2023

Refiners to be asked to cut sugar price by Tk 5 a kg

The commerce ministry will ask the refiners and millers to reduce the price of sugar by Tk 5 a kilogramme (kg) as the government has reduced the import tax and value-added tax (VAT) on the sweetener.