Prices of green chili and aubergine have shot up suddenly in retail markets in Kishoreganj, hurting the people of fixed and low-income people in this holy month of Ramzan.
Green chili is selling at Tk 100 to Tk120, against Tk 30 to 40 a week ago,  aubergine is selling at Tk 80 to 90 against Tk 20 to 40 earlier while tomato is selling at Tk 80 to Tk 100.
Besides, lemon, bottle gourd and other vegetables are also selling at exorbitant prices putting heavy strain on the budget of the people.
 The vegetables are being sold at the rates almost three to four times higher than what were few days ago, market sources said.
 Vegetable seller Iqbal Mia of Puranthana Bazaar in the town said they were charging higher prices from the customers as they had to buy those at increased rates due supply shortfall.
 The traders of the town attributed the high prices of different kinds of vegetables  to low supply and higher demand in the markets.
 In the previous years, the vegetables produced in different districts were transported to Dhaka and other major cities after meeting the local demand.
 Abdus Sattar, a buyer of the district, said the prices of vegetable are increasing due to the Ramzan. The sellers have raised the prices at their whims in absence of market monitoring by authorities.