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600,000 Tonnes of Rice Wasted Every Year Through 'Luxury'
Bangladesh wastes 630,000 tonnes of rice a year through 'luxury' at social events and at home, a Bangladesh Rice Research Institute study says.
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Imported Rice Must Reach the Market by October 30, Government Orders
The government has ordered private importers to put their imported rice on the market by October 30, with no further extension.
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Commerce Ministry Asks NBR to Withdraw Duty on Onions
The commerce ministry has asked the National Board of Revenue to scrap the duty on onions and cut duties on crude edible oils and sugar.
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Runaway Prices Burn a Hole in Shoppers' Pockets
Prices of almost all daily essentials, from vegetables to fish and chicken, have risen in Dhaka's kitchen markets, while onions and eggs have eased slightly.
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How Much Rice Prices Have Fallen per Kg
Rice prices have eased by Tk 2 to 3 a kg as imports of Indian rice resume, and traders see no risk of a rise with the new harvest starting.
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Commerce Ministry Decides to Stop Soybean Meal Exports
The commerce ministry has banned soybean meal exports from Thursday to protect poultry, fish and dairy feed production, though farmers say prices must also fall.
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Why Is Broiler Chicken Tk 200 a kg?
Broiler chicken has jumped to nearly Tk 200 a kg in Dhaka, which traders put down to recovering Covid losses as demand returns, while prices of many other staples are also up.
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Edible Oil Prices Set to Rise Again
A commerce ministry meeting proposed raising the price of bottled and loose soybean oil by Tk 7, with the final price to be set after talks with the minister.
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Onion Prices Begin to Fall in Hili
Onion prices in Hili have fallen by Tk 3-4 a kg as imports from India resumed duty-free after a six-day Durga Puja halt.
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Bangladesh self-sufficient in grain, fish, meat and eggs: Prime Minister
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said in a World Food Day message that Bangladesh is self-sufficient in grain, fish, meat and eggs and on the verge of self-sufficiency in milk.
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Import Duty Cut on Sugar and Onion
The National Board of Revenue has cut the import duty on onion and the regulatory duty on sugar to control their prices.
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Vegetable Prices Rise, Green Chilli Falls
Prices of edible oil, vegetables and chicken rose over the week in Dhaka's Mirpur markets, while onion and green chilli became somewhat cheaper.
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55 Fishermen Detained While Catching Hilsa in the Padma
Fifty-five fishermen were detained for catching hilsa in the Padma at Louhajang in Munshiganj in defiance of the ban, and a mobile court jailed 37 of them for 15 days each.