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Gold price drops for fourth time in a row
Jewellers have further decreased the price of gold for the fourth time in a row due to a reduction in the price of pure gold on the local market. This time the price dropped by Tk1,680 to Tk1,34,509 per bhori (11.664 grams), according to the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS). The...
Elon Musk issues urgent U.S. 'Bankruptcy' warning amid $3 trillion Bitcoin and Dogecoin price surge
Elon Musk, the Tesla billionaire who recently campaigned in support of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, has been issuing warnings about a potential financial emergency on the horizon. Musks concerns about the U.S.s growing $35 trillion debt have intensified as the price of Bitcoin continues to...
Fresh winter crops ease vegetable prices
Prices of most of the vegetables have dropped after around two months in the capitals kitchen markets with the arrival of fresh crops ahead of the winter season. Amid a soaring trend of prices of all the essential commodities, prices of vegetables, farm eggs and chicken have declined over the...
Onion, potato prices continue to soar
The prices of potatoes and onions continue to soar at kitchen markets countrywide amid a dwindling stock of the locally grown varieties of the two most essential items. However, the supply of winter vegetables is increasing with the arrival of early winter vegetables, bringing some relief to the...
Oil prices tumble after Israeli attacks spare Iran facilities
Oil prices tumbled in early Asian trading on Monday with dealers relieved thatIsraeli strikes carried out on Saturday against military targets in Iran had spared the countrys oil installations, reports AFP. The price of North Sea Brent for delivery in December fell by 4.05 percent to $72.97,...
Tensions circulate over gold firms amid mideast woes, election uncerainty
Gold prices again edged up on Friday after recovering from a profit-taking bout as Middle East tensions escalate and U.S. election jitters supported prices, reports Reuters. Spot gold was up 0.2 percent at $2,741.50 per ounce by on Friday (Local time). Prices hit a record $2,758.37 on Wednesday...
Vegetable prices fall by Tk20 per kg
The prices of vegetables have started falling in the Dhakas kitchen markets as supply has increased with early winter vegetables coming in as a blessing for consumers, reports The Business Standard. During visits to Karwan Bazar, Kallyanpur, and Hatirpool markets on Friday, it was seen that the...
Govt to import of another 4 crore eggs to stabilise market
The interim government has approved the import of 4 crore more eggs to increase supply and make the market stable, reports The Business Standard. A notification in this regard was issued by the Ministry of Commerces internal trade-1 wing on Wednesday. According to the notification, 12 traders...
Gold price continues to set new record
Jewellers have raised the price of gold by Tk1,889 to Tk141,951 per bhori (11.664 grams) due to a hike in the price of pure gold in the international market. The Standing Committee on Pricing and Price Monitoring of the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) made the decision at a meeting held...
Egg price drops by Tk 25-30 per dozen
Due to the steps taken by the government, the price of egg at the retail level dropped by Tk 25 to 30 per dozen at different markets in the capital, reports BSS. To make egg affordable to people, the government has permitted its import with a reduced import duty. The 25 percent import duty has...
Heavy rain, flood, lean season attributed as reasons to vegetables prices hike
Traders and concerned government officials blamed incessant rains, floods and lean season for price rise of vegetables in different markets in the capital. Vegetable production is now low due to off season and recent floods damaged a lot of vegetable farm land in 13 districts, leading to less...
Govt to sell potato, egg, onion, patal under OMS
The government has decided to start selling potatoes, eggs, onions, and patal under the Open Market Sale (OMS) from Tuesday, reports BSS. For the first time we are going to start selling of perishable items such as potato, egg, onion, patal at different points in the city to give relief to the...