Prices of nearly all varieties of rice have surged in the capital’s kitchen markets over the past week, with traders attributing the hike to a rise in paddy prices and reduced supply from rice mills.
The price of eggs dropped yesterday as the supply increased in the capital’s kitchen markets, with some shops starting to follow government-fixed rates.
The prices of eggs dropped slightly yesterday after the supply increased in the capital’s kitchen markets.
The government plans to sell some vegetables at subsidised prices for the low-income groups as part of a pilot project in the capital.
Experts say raising policy rate would have little impact on lowering food prices
Harunur Rashid, a retired government employee, was taken aback by the steep price rise of okra at the capital’s Karwan Bazar yesterday.
Hasnat Abdullah, a key coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, has expressed concerns about the interim government's inability to dismantle syndicates
The interim government is set to form a task force to monitor the market to reign in the soaring prices of daily essentials.
The prices of rice, eggs, broiler chicken, soybean oil, palm oil, sugar and vegetables have increased significantly in Dhaka due to a supply shortage and incessant rain.
The price of a standard 12kg LPG cylinder has been set at Tk 1,421 for the month of September, up Tk 44 from Tk 1,377 the previous month.
Finance and Planning Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said today that prices of daily essentials will decrease gradually
Prices of daily essentials, aside from onions, have started falling in the capital’s kitchen markets over the last three days due to an increase in supply.
The prices of some commodities dropped in Dhaka’s kitchen markets yesterday after stock was replenished overnight.
Prices of vegetables including potatoes, onions, and green chillies have increased significantly in Dhaka markets due to a supply shortage amid the countrywide curfew.
The ongoing unrest centering the quota reform movement has ruptured the supply chain of essentials and other commodities, causing their prices to soar.
The prices of almost all vegetables have crossed the Tk 100-mark, piling pressure on the poor and the low-income segment already battling with a cost of living crisis for the past two years.
The prices of fish and vegetables have surged in Bagerhat due to a supply shortage, leaving consumers in dire straits.