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Recommendation to reduce duty on oil, sugar, dates before Ramadan

Own Correspondent, Dhaka, 24 January 2024: The Ministry of Commerce has recommended to the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to reduce the duty on import of edible oil, sugar and dates in view of fasting. After a joint meeting of five ministries on commodity prices at the Ministry of Commerce on Sunday, a letter in this regard was sent to NBR from the ministry on Monday.

Government to buy 1.25 crore liters of soybean oil from the local market

Dhaka, August 17: The meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Public Procurement approved the proposal to purchase 1.25 crore liters of soybean oil in two separate lots. Two separate proposals of the Ministry of Commerce have been approved. On Wednesday (August 17) at noon, the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Procurement was held virtually under the chairmanship of Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal. After the meeting, Additional Secretary of the Cabinet Division Md. Abdul Barik gave details to the journalists.

Soyabean oil sell to see increase next month in Bangladesh: TCB

Dhaka, May 8, 2022: The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will continue to sell soybean oil at Rs 110 per liter as well as sell oil to one crore cardholder families from next month (June) as part of the expansion.

Commerce Ministry requests National Board of Revenue to withdraw tariffs on onions

Dhaka, October 11: The Commerce Ministry has requested the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to withdraw tariffs on onions, reduce tariffs on crude soybean oil, palm oil and sugar. The request was made at a meeting held at noon on Monday (October 11) in the conference room of the Commerce Ministry at the Secretariat with the aim of keeping the stock, supply, import and price situation of daily commodities normal and stable.