Prices of essential commodities on the rise

Prices of all essential commodities are on the rise. The increasing prices are adding to the struggle of people trying to overcome the impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic.The combination of the two has become a challenge for low and middle income families. Many of those who never had to buy rice from OMS are now being forced to stand in line in front of OMS trucks to buy essentials at low prices.

The Daily Star published two reports on the price hike of essentials and the suffering of the common people. Find the gist of the reports in Star News+.