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NBR Office in Dhaka. File Photo: Collected

NBR plans doubling of source tax on rice, lentils and other key items

Move to increase tax to 1% aims to bolster revenue amid rising food inflation concerns

Bilkis Khatun stands beside harvested rice piles in Nasirnagar, Brahmanbaria, as she faces significant financial hardship due to low prices and labor shortages for her crops. Photo: TBS

Flooded fields, low prices push Brahmanbaria farmers into crisis

Labourers plant rice saplings in a field in Gaggarpur village in the northern state of Haryana, India, 21 June 2025. Photo: Reuters

From surplus to strain: World rice supply threatened by Iran war, El Nino

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Aman paddy prices fall, farmers trapped in cycle of loss

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed briefed journalists at the Information Department conference room in the Secretariat after a Food Planning and Monitoring Committee meeting on 22 April 2026. Photo: PID

Govt to buy paddy, rice at last year's prices despite rising production costs

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Nutrition-rich rice struggles as farmers chase higher yields

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Bangladesh's rice boom masks 'hidden hunger' as farmers prioritise yield over nutrition

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PM orders swift action over coarse rice price hike

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Govt launches additional OMS rice sales in 419 upazilas

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Govt has highest-ever food grain stock, rice price hike unlikely: Food adviser

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Intense cold, dense fog threaten Boro seedbeds and potato crops

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Rice yields increase over 20% using alternate wetting, drying method: Study

Infographics: TBS

Drops in global rice and wheat prices fail to reach Bangladeshi consumers