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Price hike of essentials: Govt plans to sell vegetables through OMS

The government plans to sell some vegetables at subsidised prices for the low-income groups as part of a pilot project in the capital.

Price hike of essentials: Poor, middle class in a tight corner

Harunur Rashid, a retired government employee, was taken aback by the steep price rise of okra at the capital’s Karwan Bazar yesterday.

Prices of essentials: Rains, supply dearth cause spike

The prices of rice, eggs, broiler chicken, soybean oil, palm oil, sugar and vegetables have increased significantly in Dhaka due to a supply shortage and incessant rain.

Prices of egg, veggies go up

The prices of vegetables, chicken, and eggs have risen again in the capital’s kitchen markets after remaining almost stable for about a month.

How life is like when prices go through the roof

Fatima Khatun, dressed in a washed-out kameez, came to Muslim Bazar in Mirpur 12 to shop with her four-year-old son on August 16.

Stabilising prices is the immediate priority

Inflationary pressure is being felt severely in the face of wage growth declines.

‘Why fix prices if you can’t enforce it’

Decry customers as govt fails to curb rising cost of essentials

Essentials now luxuries as the poor reel from price shock: CPD

People in Bangladesh have been forced to spend more on food compared to consumers in other countries, and the prices of essentials have surged to such an extent that they have become luxury items for many, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said yesterday.

High prices make essentials luxury items: CPD

Prices of various essential items have gone up to the extent that they seem luxury goods for many people, particularly poor and vulnerable people, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today.

October 14, 2024
October 14, 2024

Price hike of essentials: Govt plans to sell vegetables through OMS

The government plans to sell some vegetables at subsidised prices for the low-income groups as part of a pilot project in the capital.

October 12, 2024
October 12, 2024

Price hike of essentials: Poor, middle class in a tight corner

Harunur Rashid, a retired government employee, was taken aback by the steep price rise of okra at the capital’s Karwan Bazar yesterday.

October 6, 2024
October 6, 2024

Prices of essentials: Rains, supply dearth cause spike

The prices of rice, eggs, broiler chicken, soybean oil, palm oil, sugar and vegetables have increased significantly in Dhaka due to a supply shortage and incessant rain.

September 28, 2024
September 28, 2024

Prices of egg, veggies go up

The prices of vegetables, chicken, and eggs have risen again in the capital’s kitchen markets after remaining almost stable for about a month.

August 31, 2024
August 31, 2024

How life is like when prices go through the roof

Fatima Khatun, dressed in a washed-out kameez, came to Muslim Bazar in Mirpur 12 to shop with her four-year-old son on August 16.

August 27, 2024
August 27, 2024

Stabilising prices is the immediate priority

Inflationary pressure is being felt severely in the face of wage growth declines.

June 16, 2024
June 16, 2024

‘Why fix prices if you can’t enforce it’

Decry customers as govt fails to curb rising cost of essentials

June 3, 2024
June 3, 2024

Essentials now luxuries as the poor reel from price shock: CPD

People in Bangladesh have been forced to spend more on food compared to consumers in other countries, and the prices of essentials have surged to such an extent that they have become luxury items for many, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said yesterday.

June 2, 2024
June 2, 2024

High prices make essentials luxury items: CPD

Prices of various essential items have gone up to the extent that they seem luxury goods for many people, particularly poor and vulnerable people, said the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today.

May 29, 2024
May 29, 2024

Dhaka Wasa hikes water prices by 10pc from July

Wasa's respected customers are hereby informed that the prices were adjusted due to inflation according to section 22 of the Wasa Act 1996