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Bangladesh, once India’s close friend, forced to buy Indian goods from Dubai at much higher prices

Source: India.com Dubai, a desert city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), does not produce rice. It relies on imports for its rice. Consequently, questions are being raised about Bangladesh’s purchase of rice from the UAE. Bangladesh’s Food Department has stated that the rice coming from Dubai is Indian, but the supplier’s office is in […]

BD tenders again to buy 50,000 tons of rice

Reuters HAMBURG: Bangladesh’s state grains buyer has issued another international tender to purchase 50,000 metric tons of rice, European traders said on Monday. The deadline for price offers is November 13. Bangladesh has also issued a separate tender seeking 50,000 tons of rice, with price offers to be submitted on Monday, November 3. The Bangladesh […]

Farmers ready for bumper harvest of Aman rice in Rangpur region

RANGPUR, Oct 31, 2025 (BSS) – Farmers are ready for a bumper harvest of Aman rice this season as harvesting of the major cereal crop will gain momentum in the next couple of weeks in the Rangpur agricultural region. They have already harvested short-duration Aman rice on 32,990 hectares of land and produced 1,07,112 tonnes […]

Aromatic rice export deadline extended to Nov 30

Business Correspondent The Ministry of Commerce has extended the deadline for aromatic rice exports to November 30. The previous deadline was September 30. A total of 50 companies will be able to export rice during the extended period. This information was given in a letter signed by Deputy Secretary of the Ministry’s Export-2 Branch, on […]

Govt steps in to spread rice mills more evenly across country

Sukanta Halder New automatic rice mills will now need a no-objection certificate as the government seeks to spread them more evenly across the country. Although paddy is grown in nearly all of the 64 districts of Bangladesh, most of the 8,000 to 8,500 auto rice mills are clustered in the northwestern districts of Dinajpur, Bogura, […]

Early Aman rice harvest boosts farm workers’ earnings

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Rangpur Like previous years, farmer laborers are earning well from early harvesting of short-term Aman rice to lead a better life during the ‘seasonal lean season’ of ‘Ashwin’ and ‘Kartik’ months in Rangpur agricultural region. Simultaneously, early harvesting of short-term Aman rice is helping small and marginal farmers to taste new […]

Bangladesh tenders again to buy 50,000 tons of rice, traders say

Reuters HAMBURG: Bangladesh’s state grains buyer has issued another international tender to purchase 50,000 metric tons of rice, traders said on Wednesday. The deadline for submission of price offers is November 6. Bangladesh has also issued a separate tender seeking 50,000 tons of rice with price offers to be submitted on November 3. Bangladesh’s government […]

Govt to procure 1 lakh MTs of non-Basmati, Atap rice

BSS DHAKA, Oct 22, 2025 (BSS) – The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase today gave approval for the import of a total of 100,000 metric tonnes of rice including non-Basmati and Atap varieties worth about Tk 446.22 crore alongside several key infrastructure and power sector proposals. The approvals came from the 42nd meeting of […]

Govt to import 1 lakh tonnes of rice from UAE, Myanmar

The non-basmati rice from Dubai will be procured from M/s Credent One FZCO at a rate of $355.99 per tonne. Daily Sun Report, Dhaka The government has approved the purchase of a total of 1 lakh tonnes of rice from international markets at an estimated cost of Tk446.23 crore, the Ministry of Finance said in […]

5 reasons why rice prices are rising in Bangladesh

The five reasons are: rising production costs, disconnect with global market trends, limited impact of cheaper imports, controlled import regime, and weather shocks and supply concerns. The Daily Star DHAKA – Rice prices have seen an abnormal increase recently in Bangladesh, despite higher yields and an adequate supply. Even a sharp drop in international prices […]