It’s a typical price pattern -- every year, as Ramadan approaches, the cost of essential commodities climbs, sometimes sharply. And 2025 is no exception.

Every community should work this way

Govt must deal with the underlying reasons for unchecked inflation

Though the government capped the prices of 29 food items a week ago, traders are still selling 26 of those at higher rates than fixed.

The move aimed at reining in price spiral during Ramadan; experts doubt its effectiveness

Food prices continue to climb as the holy month begins

If the government really wants to control or bring down prices during Ramadan and afterwards, it must be willing to go after its 'own people.'

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the businessmen not to raise the prices of essentials, including sugar and edible oil, during the upcoming Ramadan.

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain alleges that the government has completely failed to control the market at the beginning of the fasting month of Ramadan.