VegetablesGreen chilli prices pass Tk 200 a kg in Dhaka after days of rain
Continuous rain in July 2026 pushed green chillies above Tk 200 a kg in Dhaka's retail markets, and to Tk 280 in some; traders said waterlogged fields had cut supply.
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Onion Farmers Worried as Prices Fail to Cover Production Costs
Faridpur's onion farmers are selling at Tk 950 to Tk 1,100 a maund, well below what they say it costs to grow.
Fisheries
Animal Feed Prices Not Falling Despite Cheaper Raw Materials
Raw materials for Bangladesh's roughly Tk 50,000 crore feed industry have become cheaper, but feed prices have not come down.
Crops
Cotton to Be Declared an Agricultural Product Soon: Foreign Adviser
Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain says the government will take effective steps within two months to declare cotton an agricultural product and boost domestic production.
Vegetables
Income and Spending Out of Step, City Dwellers Struggle to Get By
With prices of essentials climbing, Dhaka residents are queuing for subsidised goods and cutting meat, fish and fruit from their meals.
Agribusiness
Livelihoods Hang on the Bamboo Craft in Sitakunda
Thousands of families in Sitakunda depend on bamboo crafts but say moneylenders and local traders keep them from getting fair prices.
Fruits
Four More Products Get GI Status, Taking Bangladesh's Total to 28
Journals have been published approving four more products as Bangladeshi geographical indication (GI) goods, bringing the country's total to 28, the Ministry of Industries said on 12 February.
Vegetables
Fish and Meat Out of Reach for Ordinary People
With beef at Tk 750, broiler at Tk 240-250 and fish prices rising, middle- and low-income families in Dhaka can no longer afford fish or meat.
Agribusiness
Prices of Nine Food Items Rise by up to 40 Per Cent in a Month
TCB figures show sharp rises in the prices of rice, lentils, oil, sugar, flour, onions, potatoes, eggs and broiler chicken, squeezing low-income families.
Agribusiness
Roadmap Aims to Double Farm Exports in Two Years
A government draft roadmap says Bangladesh's farm exports, worth $1 billion last year, could reach $2 billion within two years if key barriers are removed.
Agribusiness
Runaway Prices of Essentials Leave People Gasping
Prices of nearly every essential have jumped at once in Dhaka's markets, with onions up Tk 25 a kg in 15 days, and consumers say they can no longer fill a bag.