report in ToloNews, Sept 4, 2023 at 8:29 PMFour common markets between the border areas of Afghanistan and Tajikistan were reopened after four years of being closed. According to local officials of Badakhshan, these common markets, which were closed four years ago due to the spread of COVID-19, have started to operate again with the understanding between the two countries. “With the discussion of the Ministry of Finance and the General Directorate of Customs, they…
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by Sukanta Halder in The Daily Star, Feb 26, 2023Wholesale and retail prices of palm oil in Dhaka have increased by Tk 8 to Tk 10 per litre in the last couple of days, which importers and traders say was caused by price rises in international markets and a reduction in supply. Though the government last December had fixed the rate of loose palm oil at Tk 117 per litre, retailers said they were charging…
report in The Daily Star, Dec 21, 2022Farmers in Pabna, the biggest onion producing region in Bangladesh, have started harvesting a quick growing variety of the bulb called Kondo, but are being left disappointed by the poor prices currently on offer in local markets. The availability of leftover stock, including imports, from last year has reduced the demand for new onions this season, causing a massive fall in prices, according to growers and traders. “I…