Prices of daily essentials

Prices of daily essentials

Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir talking to journalists at Sylhet Osmani International Airport on 20 February 2026. Photo: TBS

Adequate stocks in place to keep Ramadan market stable: Commerce minister

Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir further said the government would work sincerely over the next five years, making use of every single day to advance Bangladesh’s global standing.

Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashiruddin speaking at an event in the capital on 23 November. Photo: BSS

Efforts underway to stabilise market ahead of Ramadan: Commerce adviser

On the first day of the blockade called by BNP-Jamaat, business transactions collapsed in Khatunganj, the main wholesale market for consumer goods in the country. Shopkeepers sit idle due to lack of buyers. The photo was taken on 31 September 2023 afternoon. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Blockade disrupts supply chain, sales drop at Khatunganj

A vendor wearing plastic overalls and surgical mask, waiting at his stall for buyers at Karwan Bazar. The ever-bustling marketplace has very few buyers now as many people have either left the city or are purchasing online to avoid going out. Photo: Mumit M/TBS

Grocers’ plight as sales on credit increase

Prices of daily necessities rising wildly due to lack of implementation of law: High Court

Prices of daily necessities rising wildly due to lack of implementation of law: High Court

Photo: BSS

Govt strictly monitoring market to control prices of essentials: Razzaque

Infograph: TBS

Essentials go wild as Russia-Ukraine conflict continues

Sugar, oil defy govt rates as other essentials get pricier 

Sugar, oil defy govt rates as other essentials get pricier