Agribusiness
Bottled Soybean Oil Hard to Find Even After Visiting Several Shops
Bottled soybean oil remains scarce in Dhaka's retail markets, with half-litre and one-litre bottles almost gone, while egg and green chilli prices have risen.
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Agribusiness
Soybean Oil Price to Follow World Market and Production Cost, Says Minister
Commerce minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir said edible oil prices are set in line with the international market and domestic production and processing costs.
Vegetables
Vegetable Prices Ease Slightly but Sugar, Oil, Flour and Eggs Squeeze Shoppers
Vegetables have become slightly cheaper in Dhaka's markets, but prices of sugar, edible oil, flour and eggs are rising while companies cut supplies of bottled oil and sugar.
AgribusinessRefiners Propose Tk 10 a Litre Rise in Edible Oil Prices, Citing Losses
In July 2026 edible oil importers and marketers proposed raising prices by Tk 10 a litre, saying they were importing at a loss. The commerce ministry said the proposed rise ran ahead of the world-price increase and had yet to decide, while a consumer body alleged market manipulation.
Agribusiness
Soybean Oil Price Goes Up Again, to Tk 160 a Litre
Soybean oil will now sell at Tk 160 a litre, up Tk 7, after crude soybean and palm oil prices rose on the international market.