A local Awami League leader was sued today over assaulting a Chuadanga-1 independent candidate and his supporters when they were campaigning for the January 7 national election in Sadar upazila last night
Potato prices in Bangladesh are soaring even though farmers this year grew a record 1.04 crore tonnes, cutting the buying power of consumers, especially fixed and low-income people already battered by sustained high inflation.
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ANN/THE DAILY STAR – Despite a record 1.04 crore tonnes of potatoes produced by farmers this year, soaring prices are squeezing the purchasing power of consumers, particularly those with fixed and low incomes, already grappling with persistent high inflation. In a span of just one week, prices in Dhaka’s markets surged by BDT5 per kilogramme (kg), […]