Prices of essentials soar

Prices of vegetables and some other essential commodities have gone up in different city markets after Eid-ul-Fitr because of inadequate supplies. The heavy rains that have lashed many parts of the country also contributed to the price spiral. Retailers blamed the soaring prices of vegetables on the shortage in supply. Traders said they could not buy sufficient items from the wholesale markets for sales. Consumers, however, said that vegetable vendors hiked the price intentionally. Retailers charged an extra Tk. 10 to Tk. 15 per kg for various kinds of essential commodities, they alleged.
Muntha begum, a doctor, while buying essentials at the Shibgonj kitchen market on Sunday, told The Independent that vendors were charging Tk 120-150 for one kg of green chilli, which was Tk 60 before Ramzan. Visiting the kitchen markets at Bandar Bazar, Shubidbazar, Amborkhana and Shibgonj kitchen markets, this correspondent found that vegetables were selling at an exorbitant price. Gourd was being sold at Tk. 40 a kg, papaya at Tk. 45, green chilli at Tk. 120-150, brinjal at Tk. 100, cucumber at Tk. 35-40, carrot at Tk. 40-45, okra at Tk. 40 and tomato at Tk. 80-100. Besides, the prices of spices including onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric and potato have also spiralled.
Meanwhile, the prices of rice have remained unchanged. Coarse rice was being sold between Tk. 32 and Tk. 34 a kg, while najirshail at T.k 46 per kg. The price of pyjam was Tk. 32 per kg yesterday, while kataribhogh was being sold at Tk. 65 per kg and Irri at Tk. 32 per kg in the city’s kitchen markets.
In the retail markets, ruhi fish was sold at Tk. 350-450 per kg, koi at Tk. 300 a kg, big-sized koi at Tk. 400 per kg, local variety of catfish at Tk. 550-700 per kg, eel fish at Tk. 400-600 per kg, medium-size shrimp at Tk. 600 per kg and small shrimp at Tk. 500 a kg.
In most of the kitchen markets, local onion was being sold at Tk. 55 a kg, while imported onion was being sold at Tk. 50 per kg, imported garlic at Tk. 80-90 per kg, small sized garlic (local) at Tk. 100 per kg, ginger at Tk. 90 per kg, lentil at Tk. 120 per kg, potato at Tk. 25-30 per kg, egg at Tk. 35-40 per hali (four pieces), okra at Tk. 40. Sugar was being sold at Tk. 42 per kg in the city’s kitchen markets. Local chickens were sold between Tk. 250 and Tk. 400 per piece, and broiler chickens at Tk. 160-170 per kg. Each kg of beef was being sold at Tk. 450 and mutton at Tk. 600.

Prices of essentials soar

Prices of vegetables and some other essential commodities have gone up in different city markets after Eid-ul-Fitr because of inadequate supplies. The heavy rains that have lashed many parts of the country also contributed to the price spiral. Retailers blamed the soaring prices of vegetables on the shortage in supply. Traders said they could not buy sufficient items from the wholesale markets for sales. Consumers, however, said that vegetable vendors hiked the price intentionally. Retailers charged an extra Tk. 10 to Tk. 15 per kg for various kinds of essential commodities, they alleged. Muntha begum, a doctor, while buying essentials at the Shibgonj kitchen market on Sunday, told The Independent that vendors were charging Tk 120-150 for one kg of green chilli, which was Tk 60 before Ramzan. Visiting the kitchen markets at Bandar Bazar, Shubidbazar, Amborkhana and Shibgonj kitchen markets, this correspondent found that vegetables were selling at an exorbitant price. Gourd was being sold at Tk. 40 a kg, papaya at Tk. 45, green chilli at Tk. 120-150, brinjal at Tk. 100, cucumber at Tk. 35-40, carrot at Tk. 40-45, okra at Tk. 40 and tomato at Tk. 80-100. Besides, the prices of spices including onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric and potato have also spiralled. Meanwhile, the prices of rice have remained unchanged. Coarse rice was being sold between Tk. 32 and Tk. 34 a kg, while najirshail at T.k 46 per kg. The price of pyjam was Tk. 32 per kg yesterday, while kataribhogh was being sold at Tk. 65 per kg and Irri at Tk. 32 per kg in the citys kitchen markets. In the retail markets, ruhi fish was sold at Tk. 350-450 per kg, koi at Tk. 300 a kg, big-sized koi at Tk. 400 per kg, local variety of catfish at Tk. 550-700 per kg, eel fish at Tk. 400-600 per kg, medium-size shrimp at Tk. 600 per kg and small shrimp at Tk. 500 a kg. In most of the kitchen markets, local onion was being sold at Tk. 55 a kg, while imported onion was being sold at Tk. 50 per kg, imported garlic at Tk. 80-90 per kg, small sized garlic (local) at Tk. 100 per kg, ginger at Tk. 90 per kg, lentil at Tk. 120 per kg, potato at Tk. 25-30 per kg, egg at Tk. 35-40 per hali (four pieces), okra at Tk. 40. Sugar was being sold at Tk. 42 per kg in the citys kitchen markets. Local chickens were sold between Tk. 250 and Tk. 400 per piece, and broiler chickens at Tk. 160-170 per kg. Each kg of beef was being sold at Tk. 450 and mutton at Tk. 600.