A man buys vegetables from a shop at Kaptan Bazar in the capital Dhaka on Friday. The prices of almost all the essential commodities including rice, atta, edible oil, vegetables, red lentil and onions went up on the kitchen markets in the Dhaka city over the week ending Friday. — Focusbangla photo
The prices of almost all the essential commodities including rice, atta, edible oil, vegetables, red lentil and onions went up on the kitchen markets in the Dhaka city over the week ending Friday.
Retailers said that wholesalers, mill owners and distributers increased the prices of rice and edible oil on the market.
They said that the supply of edible oil had also decreased in the market.
The prices of both the red lentil and onions went up on the city markets due to the off-seasonal supply shortage, traders said.
The prices of rice increased by Tk 2–3 a kilogram over the week and the coarse variety of rice sold for Tk 50–55 a kilogram in the capital on Friday.
The medium-quality variety of rice sold for Tk 58–60 a kilogram while the BR-28 variety, also known as a lower-grade Miniket, retailed at Tk 62–65 a kilogram.
The fine-variety of Miniket sold for Tk 68–78 a kilogram and Najirshail for Tk 80–90 a kilogram on the day.
The prices of atta increased by Tk 2 a kilogram over the week and unpackaged atta sold for Tk 60 a kilogram while the packaged atta sold for Tk 62–63 a kilogram in the city on Friday.
The prices of soya bean oil increased by Tk 2-3 a litre and unpackaged soya bean oil was sold for Tk 168–170 a litre on the city markets.
Packaged soya bean oil was sold for Tk 178–180 a litre in the city on Friday.
A five-litre container of soya bean oil was sold for Tk 870–880 on the day.
The prices of onions increased by Tk 5 a kilogram over the week and the local variety of onions sold for Tk 55–65 a kilogram while the imported variety sold for Tk 50–60 a kilogram in the capital on Friday.
The prices of most of the vegetables increased by Tk 5–10 a kilogram even though the winter vegetables have started to hit the market.
Aubergine sold for Tk 70–80 a kilogram, papaya for Tk 25–30 a kilogram, bitter gourd for Tk 70–80 a kilogram, bottle gourd for Tk 60–80 apiece, cucumber for Tk 50–60 a kilogram, pointed gourd for Tk 60 a kilogram, bean for Tk 80-100 a kilogram, potatoes for Tk 25–30 a kilogram, carrot for Tk 120–130 a kilogram and tomatoes for Tk 120–140 a kilogram on Friday.
Green chillies sold for Tk 80–120 a kilogram in the city on Friday.
The price of sugar still remained high and the item was sold for Tk 110–120 a kilogram on the city markets on Friday.
The price of broiler chicken remained high and the item sold for Tk 180–185 a kilogram on the day.
The price of Sonalika variety of chicken increased by Tk 10 a kilogram and the item sold for Tk 320–330 a kilogram and the local variety for Tk 530–550 a kilogram on Friday.
The prices of eggs also remained high over the week and the item sold for Tk 48–50 a hali on the markets in the city on Friday.
Rohita sold for Tk 340–400 a kilogram and Katla for Tk 320–380 a kilogram, depending on size and quality.
Pangas sold for Tk 180–190 a kilogram and Tilapia for Tk 150-170 a kilogram.
The prices of red lentil remained high over the week and the coarse variety sold for Tk 100–110 a kilogram and the medium-quality variety for Tk 120–125 a kilogram on Friday.
The fine variety of red lentil sold for Tk 130–135 a kilogram on the day.
Beef sold for Tk 680–720 a kilogram while mutton sold for Tk 900–950 a kilogram on Friday.
The local variety of garlic sold for Tk 80–100 a kilogram while the imported one sold for Tk 120–140 a kilogram on the day.
Ginger sold for Tk 180–200 a kilogram and the local variety for Tk 200–225 a kilogram on the day.
The fine-quality packaged salt retailed at Tk 35–38 a kilogram and the coarse variety at Tk 20–25 a kilogram.
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