Sukanta Halder Rice prices have risen in several districts, including Dhaka, over the past week as higher fuel costs, rising paddy prices and seasonal factors pushed up prices,
Staff Correspondent . Dhaka Consumers in Dhaka’s retail markets face higher rice prices as fine, medium-quality and coarse varieties become Tk 1–3 a kilogram costlier
Traders blame higher transport costs. Daily Sun Report, Kushtia Rice prices in Kushtia have risen by Tk 1–2 per kilogram at the retail level amid higher fuel and transportation
Staff Correspondent . Kushtia Retail prices of rice have increased by Tk 4–5 per kilogram in Kushtia, a rise traders largely attribute to the domino effect of the recent
Dr Golam Rasul Bangladesh can reduce how much of an external energy shock becomes a domestic food-security shock. That requires treating energy security, fertiliser security, and
Yasir Wardad Experts seek cash subsidy for farmers. An abrupt Tk 20-a-litre hike in diesel prices is to make irrigation, mechanised harvesting and transportation costlier, putting
UNB According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), overall inflation stood at 8.26% in August, with food inflation at 7.02%. Though overall inflation eased compared to
DW Climate change is reshaping agricultural productivity and could intensify conflict over food, land and water, with South Asia among the regions most at risk. The world’s
BSS RANGPUR, Sept 8, 2026 (BSS) – Farmers in the Rangpur agricultural region produced 1,66,380 tonnes of clean Aush rice, equivalent to 2,49,570 tonnes of paddy, during the