Commerce Ministry

Professor Mustafizur Rahman

Fixing prices of 9 items may yield temporary result

I don’t want to see this step of the commerce ministry negatively. The product is marked with maximum retail price (MRP) in many countries of the world

A man with a bottle of soybean oil at a grocery shop

Govt to fix prices of oil, rice, lentil and 6 others

The government will set the reasonable prices of nine products, including rice, flour, wheat flour, edible oil, sugar, lentils, cement and rods, by next 15 days in a bid to bring stability in the ...

Commerce minister Tipu Munshi

No obstacle to import food from Russia, Ukraine: Tipu

Tipu Munshi said the issue of food products import was discussed in detail at the meeting, and there is no national or international concern regarding this

Commerce minister Tipu Munshi

What is the logic behind increasing rice price by Tk 4: Tipu Munshi

The price of rice may increase by a maximum of 50 paisa per kg due to the price hike of fuel oil, said commerce minister Tipu Munshi

Parliamentary committees on finance and commerce remain silent

State of economy and the market Parliamentary committees on finance and commerce remain silent

Though the parliamentary standing committee on the finance ministry has called a meeting today, Monday, after five months, the prevailing unrest in the economy has not been included in the agenda of ...

Editorial

No initiative to increase oil production despite minister's assurance

The assurance and warning by the commerce minister Tipu Munshi after a meeting with the task force committee to control price does not seem to comfort the people at all. He said soybean oil is ...

Commerce minister Tipu Munshi speaks at a press conference on Monday

Dealers, retailers betrayed me on edible oil price: Commerce minister

Commerce minister Tipu Munshi on Monday said the dealers and retail businesses betrayed him by increasing the price of edible oil during the month of Ramadan

A man holds a bottle of soybean oil at a grocery shop.

Soyabean oil price hiked by Tk 38 per litre

The price of soybean oil will go up by Tk 38 per litre from Saturday. The decision to increase per litre soybean oil to Tk 198 from the existing Tk 168 has been taken at a meeting of mill owners with ...

People buy vegetables from a market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 20 April 2020

Commerce Ministry to launch app for monitoring prices real time

The government is strictly monitoring at all levels aiming to keep the supply normal and prices stable, said AHM Shafiquzzaman, Director General of Directorate of National Consumers’ Right Protection

Commerce minister Tipu Munshi

I bought 5 Kg onion at Tk 28 per kg: Tipu Munshi

Commerce minister Tipu Munshi on Monday said the edible oil price in Bangladesh will not be reduced if so in Brazil, Malaysia and Indonesia

VAT to be relaxed on producing, importing, consuming edible oil

VAT to be relaxed on producing, importing, consuming edible oil

Commerce minister Tipu Munshi on Monday said the government has decided to relax the amount of VAT (Value Added Tax) in producing, importing and consuming edible oil in the country

Commerce minister Tipu Munshi

Taskforce to be formed to curb price hike: Tipu

Commerce minister Tipu Munshi Sunday said the government will form a taskforce in a day or two to check the price hike

Dhaka working on alternatives to SWIFT for trade with Moscow

Dhaka working on alternatives to SWIFT for trade with Moscow

Bangladesh's trade with Russia may face some hiccups if the country's (Russia) banks are kicked out of the SWIFT system

Commerce minister Tipu Munshi

Govt to boost ICT products export to USD 5b by 2025: Commerce minister

Commerce minister Tipu Munshi on Wednesday assured that the government will provide all necessary support for boosting export income from ICT products and services to USD 5 billion by 2025

Commerce ministry’s senior secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh addresses at the workshop titled “Investigative Journalism on Company Reporting” held at ERF auditorium

Company Act needs amendment: Commerce secretary

The Company Act was last amended in 1994 and it needs to be made time-befitting to adopt so many changes in the global economy and trading system

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