Food
One in five households food insecure: BBS
One in every five households in Bangladesh experienced food insecurity, according to the primary findings of a government survey -- conflicting with the government's claims of ensuring food security for all
16 traders fined Tk 68,000 for selling onion at high prices
Sixteen traders were fined Tk 68,000 for selling onions at higher prices, storing, and not showing price list in the port city today
Onion prices soar despite sufficient supply
The prices of onion have shot up despite adequate supply, according to a Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) report -- laying bare the extent of market manipulation by a section of dishonest traders.
Onion prices remain high despite raids
Onion prices did not come down despite raids by the authorities in different wholesale and retail markets across the country.
TCB fails to unload 90 tonnes of imported onions at Benapole
Amid surging prices of onions throughout the country, 90 tonnes of onions are waiting to be unloaded after imports from India through Benapole port five days ago
Onions sting / Prices soar, consumers hit hard
Prices of onion increased by Tk 100 or more per kg overnight as traders began stockpiling following the news that India had extended a virtual restriction on its export.
400-tonne dried fish to be produced in Kuakata
About 7,000-8,000 workers have taken up this seasonal occupation since November, working round the clock in the coasts of the Bay. About 12,000 fishers are also spending busy days, catching sea fish varieties used as raw materials
27.51 lakh Bangladeshis go below poverty line: IFPRI researcher
The poverty situation in Bangladesh was higher than expected in 2020-21 as the COVID constrained economic activity and reduced incomes. The situation worsened further amid spirals in global food prices in 2022. And the global economic slowdown could push more people into poverty this year.
India moves to curb onion export
India yesterday imposed a minimum export price of $800 per tonne for onions -- much higher than the prices at which importers were buying.
Egg imports held up for paperwork
The import of eggs has been held up because of the delay in getting the negative avian influenza certification from a competent authority.
Rice price on rise
A month ahead of the Aman harvesting season, prices of rice have gone up by Tk 1 to 3 per kg over the last one week in the capital’s kitchen markets.
Even veggies too pricey
Azizul Haque, a resident of Mirpur-14, went to a nearby kitchen market to buy vegetables yesterday morning.
One kg apple for Tk 21!
Chattogram Custom House auctioned off around 24.5 tonnes of apples for Tk 5.05 lakh, where the price per kilo was Tk 21, in an open auction on Wednesday
TCB starts monthly sales of subsidised essentials
The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling essential commodities today among one crore cardholder families across the country, including the capital, for the month of October.
Vegetable prices soar due to short supply: report
The price of vegetables skyrocketed in the kitchen markets of the capital after the late autumn rain across the country damaged fields.
Price Hike: Manipulators have to be identified
Newly appointed Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Habibur Rahman yesterday said the DMP is capable of rooting out any syndicate behind the price hike of essentials.
3 essential commodities: Price caps prove a total failure
The government failed to enforce the price cap on onions and potatoes even for a single day since it issued the order about a month ago.
