Daily lifeThe government set the price of a 12kg LPG cylinder at Tk 1,585, yet buyers in at least 13 districts are paying Tk 300 to Tk 800 more or finding none at all, while operators and dealers blame each other.
FruitsCommerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir asked importers to open letters of credit quickly to bring in more fruit, and said a decision on the duty on dates would come this week.
AgribusinessFine rice rose by Tk 2 a kg in a week in Dhaka's retail markets and loose soybean and palm oil also went up, while local onion, garlic and broiler chicken fell; vegetables and fish stay dear.
AgribusinessWith bottled soybean oil in shorter supply, traders have asked for a price rise; Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir said the government will decide only after checking the situation.
One- and two-litre bottles of soybean oil are missing from Dhaka grocers and loose oil sells Tk 15 a litre above the set price; retailers and the Consumers Association of Bangladesh say supply is being held back to force a rise.
Mobile phones and the internet now let layer farmers in Tangail and traders up to Dhaka's wholesale markets compare egg prices across the country; traders say prices follow supply and demand.
At the North Badda and Middle Badda kitchen markets in Dhaka, hilsa weighing 800 to 900 grams sold at Tk 1,500 a kilogram on Friday and fish of a kilogram or more at Tk 2,200. Sellers say many shoppers ask the price and leave without buying.
World Bank Pink Sheet figures show the June-August average price of palm oil down 1.9 per cent and soybean oil down 2.5 per cent on the previous three months. At Khatunganj in Chattogram, the country's largest edible-oil wholesale market, both have risen by about Tk 300 a maund in six weeks, which t
Market ManagementAbsa's AgriTrends report shows potato volumes up 8% but market value down about 12% in the first half of 2026, while onions absorbed a 10% rise in volume and averaged 8% more per bag.
Market ManagementAfter diesel went up by Tk 20 a litre, several vegetables in Dhaka's markets rose by Tk 5-20 a kilogram and fish by Tk 20-50, while one- and two-litre bottles of soybean oil grew hard to find.
Green chilli is back above Tk 150 in Dhaka markets, with flour, oil, garlic and bay leaf also dearer, though rice and pulses remain comparatively steady.
LivestockA Temora family sold first-cross ewes for a reported Australian saleyard record of $620 a head, while about 45% of New South Wales remains in drought.
The bitter gourd wholesale market at Bakhera Komolgari village in Khetlal, running for about 15 years, is paying growers well.
