Govt clears plan to import rice, wheat, sugar, LNG, fertiliser

The Advisors Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGB) on Wednesday approved a number of proposals to procure rice, wheat, sugar, LNG, fertiliser to meet local demands and award contracts for upgradation of landing stations. Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed presided over the meeting held at the Cabinet Division. As per the decisions,

Onion, sugar import from India likely before Ramadan: Ahsanul

State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu on Sunday said that the government would be able to supply onion and sugar, imported from India, to the market before the holy month of Ramadan. "Already a proposal for importing 50,000 metric tons of onion and one lakh metric tons of sugar was

S. Alam Group imports 11 lac tons of sugar

Alam Group has imported about 3 lac, 24 thousand, and 500 metric tons of sugar in 2023 alone, the market value of which is about USD 16 crore, 10 lac, and 53 thousand, or more than tk 1,772 crore, a press release said on Tuesday. The annual production capacity of

No sign of decline in commodity prices ahead of Ramadan

The prices of groceries and other daily commodities have yet to see a slide since ticking up last year as sugar, eggs and chicken saw a leap in costs in the latest hike.Customers also noticed a rise in spice prices with the costs of ginger, garlic, dry chilli, coriander and

Soybean oil, sugar prices go up again

The prices of soybean oil and sugar have increased again in the country's market. Soybean oil price has hiked by Tk 12 to Tk 190 per liter while the price of sugar by Tk 13 to Tk 108 per kg. The new rate became effective from Thursday (November 17). According

Cabinet body clears plan to import sugar, fertilizer

The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Thursday approved some 13 procurement proposals including import of sugar and fertilizer.Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal presided over the virtual meeting while other members of the committee attended it.As per the proposal placed by the Commerce Ministry, its subordinate body Trading Corporation

Palm oil, sugar prices down by Tk 8 and Tk 6

The Commerce Ministry has set the price of packed sugar at Tk 95 per kg, loose sugar at Tk 90, and palm oil at Tk 125 per litre.  The ministry on Thursday issued a notification in this regard as per the recommendation of Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC).  Until today, the