Egg prices witness fresh hike, vegetables remain costly
The prices of eggs on the capital鈥檚 kitchen markets witnessed a fresh hike on Friday, reaching Tk 145-150 per dozen for the brown variant.
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Govt鈥檚 ways to control prices keep faltering
THE government鈥檚 bid to keep kitchen market stable has largely failed, as prices continue their relentless climb. Most vegetables marked a fresh price hike this week, with green chillis selling for Tk 300鈥�350 a kilogram in Dhaka. Traders claim that excessive rain for several days and the suspension of trading activities at land ports for eight days because of Durga Puja have created...
Rain pushes green chilli to Tk 300 per kg
The prices of green chilli increased suddenly by Tk 100 per kg in the kitchen market of Dhaka amid holiday mood in the city...
Consumers see no respite from pricey essentials
The prices of almost all daily essentials maintained their high levels on Friday as they have for past several months, offering no respite to consumers.聽
Price stability, poverty reduction far from a reality
THE interim government鈥檚 efforts to keep the kitchen market stable have not been successful, as prices of essentials continue to rise. The prices of almost all essential food items, including onions, eggs, broiler chickens and vegetables, remained high on August 15 in the capital鈥檚 kitchen markets. Broiler chickens are sold at Tk 170-180 per kilogram at retail markets, which was...
Prices of essentials remain high, wholesale onion prices drop
The prices of almost all essentials, including onions, eggs, broiler chickens, and vegetables, remained high on Friday in the capital鈥檚 kitchen markets...
Govt needs to shore up issues to contain prices on kitchen market
PRICES of onions, eggs of farm chickens and vegetables registered a fresh increase on the kitchen market in Dhaka in the past week. Prices of onions registered the highest increase of Tk 20 a kilogram, that too, in a couple of days. Onions on August 8 sold for Tk 80鈥�85 a kilogram, up from Tk 60鈥�65. The prices, however, ranged between Tk 65 and Tk 70 on the wholesale market...
Prices of green chilli, vegetables remain high
The price of green chillies remained high on the capital鈥檚 kitchen markets on Friday, selling at Tk 160-300 a kilogram, depending on variant and market, due to a supply shortage.
Kitchen markets see low customer turnout after Eid
A laid-back atmosphere continued to prevail in the capital鈥檚 kitchen markets on Friday, after six days of Eid al-Azha.
Prices of essentials increase again
Although vegetable prices remained relatively low throughout the month of Ramadan, the capital鈥檚 kitchen markets have suddenly heated up in the post-Eid period.
Poultry prices lower, vegetables in short supply
The poultry prices in the capital鈥檚 kitchen markets declined after Eid-ul-Fitr, while beef and mutton prices remained stable.
Essentials continue to maintain high prices
Prices of essential commodities, including rice, vegetables and chicken, remained high in Dhaka鈥檚 kitchen markets on Tuesday...
Packaged edible oil crisis, high prices affecting consumers
Kitchen markets in Dhaka are in the grip of an edible oil crisis, with chaotic price fluctuations and supply inconsistencies disrupting daily life of low-income consumers, who are already struggling with rising inflation.
Prices of vegetables, onions, potatoes remain high
Vegetables, onions, potatoes and edible oil continued to be sold at high prices, while the prices of coarse rice, broiler chicken and eggs dropped slightly on Dhaka鈥檚 kitchen markets over the week ending Friday.
Govt seizes 40,000 Kg polythene in anti-polythene campaign
Bangladesh interim government is intensifying its efforts to enforce the ban on polythene shopping bags, urging all citizens to comply with the directives to stop using such bags.
Prices of rice keep rising
The prices of rice increased further on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka over the week ending Friday as mill owners raised the rate of the staple food showing price hike of...
Prices of vegetables, broiler, eggs decrease
The prices of vegetables, broiler chicken and eggs decreased on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka over the week ending Friday due to an improved supply situation and a halt in extortion on highways and at markets, according to traders...
Prices of vegetables, eggs remain high
The prices of vegetables and eggs remained high on Monday on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka...
Prices of vegetables, eggs shoot up
The prices of essential commodities, including vegetables and eggs, skyrocketed on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka on Sunday...
Onion prices up by Tk 30 per kg in a week
The prices of local varieties of onion reached between Tk 110 and Tk 120 per kg in the kitchen markets of Dhaka on Saturday from Tk 90 to Tk 97 per kg a week ago, augmenting consumers鈥� woes....
Prices of onions on the rise
Onion prices have become volatile again on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka with the prices of the essential commodity rising further...
Karwan Bazar kitchen market eviction postponed
The Dhaka North City Corporation decided to suspend the eviction activities of the Karwan Bazar kitchen market for a temporary period...
Green chilli price keeps soaring
The price of green chilli has surged in recent weeks while that of other essential commodities, including vegetables, has remained high on the...
Prices of rice, spices go up before Eid
The prices of rice, eggs and spices, including onions, went up on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka over the week ending Friday, ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals for the Muslims, to be celebrated on Monday...
Prices of potatoes, onions increase further as Eid nears
The prices of potatoes, onions and garlic increased further on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, one of the largest religious festivals for the Muslims, likely to be celebrated in the third week of June...
Fixed-income group changing habits to maintain family expenses
The fixed income group, usually drawing salaries from a job, and large swathes of the middle class are facing an uncomfortable situation in the kitchen market, as minimum prices of vegetables at Tk 50, and fish or chicken a minimum Tk 230 per kg...
Prices of onions, eggs keep rising
The prices of eggs and onion continued to rise while that of other essential commodities, including vegetables, remained excessively high on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka over the week ending Friday...
Price of green chillies soars
The price of green chillies witnessed a sharp rise on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka in the past two weeks and the item sold for up to Tk聽220 a kilogram on Sunday...
Price of broiler keeps rising
The price of broiler chickens witnessed a further rise on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka by up to Tk 20 over the past two weeks, which caused lower-income group of consumers to reduce buying the item...
Prices of vegetables soar amid heatwave
The prices of vegetables soared on the kitchen markets in the capital Dhaka as the ongoing heatwave in many parts in the country lowered the production of vegetables and increased the output costs of the items, traders said...
