Agribusiness
Cumilla Biswa Road Fish Market Sells Tk 2.5 Crore a Day
The century-old Padua Bazar fish market at the junction of two highways in Cumilla sells about 100 tonnes of fish worth more than Tk 2.5 crore a day, according to traders.
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Agribusiness
Rising Prices: Low and Middle-Income Families Struggle to Get By
Prices of rice, oil, lentils, sugar and other essentials have climbed sharply, leaving people on limited incomes struggling to cope.
Agribusiness
Edible Oil Price Set to Rise by Tk 7 a Litre
The commerce ministry has agreed to a refiners' proposal to raise edible oil prices, putting bottled soybean oil at Tk 160 a litre, up Tk 7.
Agribusiness
Farmers Lose, Consumers Lose, Only Middlemen Profit
As World Food Day is marked, a wide gap between farm-gate and retail prices means farmers and consumers both lose while middlemen profit.
Agribusiness
Women in Farm Work Bring Better Living to 2,000 Families
About 2,000 women in Lakhai upazila of Habiganj now work in the fields alongside men, and their earnings have brought better living to their families.
Agribusiness
What Will Happen to 24 Lakh Tonnes of Potatoes in Cold Storage?
Farmers, traders and cold storage owners fear losses of about Tk 4,000 crore if 24 lakh tonnes of stored potatoes are not sold within two months.
Agribusiness
Onion Prices Fall as Supply Rises, Sugar Prices Unchanged
Import duty cuts have had no effect on onion and sugar prices in Dhaka, though onions have eased slightly as supply has increased.
Vegetables
Markets Full of Vegetables, but Prices Stay High
Although early winter vegetables are pouring into Sylhet's markets, retail prices remain steep, and traders say they will ease once the season is fully under way.
Agribusiness
Onion Prices Rising in West Bengal Too
Onion prices in Kolkata have risen to as much as Rs 52 a kg in the puja season, and traders expect them to climb further through October.
Crops
Dumuria Farmers Succeed With Sweet Potatoes
Farmers in Dumuria upazila of Khulna are pleased with their first sweet potato harvest under the tuber crop development project, on land that used to lie fallow after Aman.
Agribusiness
Onion Stocks Are Adequate, Yet the Market Is Unstable
The commerce ministry says onion stocks are sufficient but warns prices may stay fragile for another month until the new crop reaches markets.
Agribusiness
Trader Fined Tk 1 Lakh for Stockpiling Fake Fertiliser
A fertiliser trader in Chuadanga Sadar upazila was fined Tk 1 lakh after 73 sacks of fake TSP in BADC bags were seized from his home and a cowshed.
Agribusiness
'Onion Prices Will Fall Within 15 to 20 Days', Says Agriculture Minister
Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque told a BARI workshop that onion prices will fall within 15 to 20 days and that Bangladesh has no food shortage.