Prices of coarse rice, sugar, onion rise further

Staff Reporter :
In a week’s time, the price of coarse rice, onion and sugar has been increased. On the other hand, other essential commodities’ price has remained unchanged. As a result there is no good news from the kitchen market.
After visiting capital’s Rampura, Malibagh, New market, Palashi and Hatirpul market on Friday, it was seen that the loose sugar is being sold at Tk 100-105 and packed sugar at Tk 110-115.
But the government has fixed Tk 84 for loose and Tk 89 for packed sugar.
Moreover, coarse rice is still unchanged. Paijam rice is being sold at Tk 56-58 whereas one week earlier it was at Tk 52-54.
Furthermore, the price of onion increased by Tk 5-10. Now in the market per kg onion is being sold at Tk 50-60 while one week ago it was Tk 45-55.
The egg traders are selling per dozen eggs at Tk 150 whereas one week earlier it was Tk 135 and per dozen duck eggs at Tk 165 as it remains stable comparing with last week’s. Speaking to the New Nation, egg trade Abdul Mannan from Hatirpul said the price of egg is again going up. Within one week Tk 10 has increased in per dozen. The illegal syndicate has stated activities again.
He said people have slashed egg from their list and sales of egg drops significantly.
The scenario of the vegetables market is that bean and cauliflower are being sold at high price of Tk 160 per kg and Tk 40-50 per piece respectively.
On the other hand, the price of carrot, tomato and French has remained stable as these are being sold at Tk 120-130, Tk 140 (local), Tk 120 (Indian) and Tk 70-80 respectively.
Furthermore, brinjal is being sold at Tk 70-80, cucarbitaceous at Tk 50-70, green papaya at Tk 25-30, parble at Tk 50, bitter gourd at Tk 60-80, Arum-lobe, spone gourd, snake gourd at Tk 50-60.
In the kitchen market, the broiler chicken is being sold at Tk 190-195 whereas the Sonali (Popularly known as Pakistani cock) is being sold at Tk 300-320. And beef is being sold at Tk 720 and Mutton at Tk 900. There is no fish except Chapila under Tk150 per kilo.
As a result, the people of the middle and lower income group are struggling to meet their  
demand resulting they are buying less. After visiting few kitchen market it was seen that the fish marker picture is that shrimp sells at Tk 750-800. The cat fish was selling at Tk 500 to 600 at Baganbari, South Goran on Friday, taki machh at Tk 550, Papda at Tk 500-550 and boal machh at Tk 800.
Due to the government ban, there was no Hilsha Illisha fish in the market. The government imposed a 22-day ban on hilsa fishing from October 7. Hilsa catching, selling and transportation will remain prohibited during the period to ensure the safe spawning of the popular fish during its peak breeding period. The ban will remain in place till October 28.
A private service holder Rashed Ahamed expressed his dissatisfaction saying that the traders have increased almost all daily commodities’ price blaming the Russia- Ukraine war. But reality is every raw material prices have dropped in international maket as it has no impact in our local market.
The prices of vegetables have increased as much as high that we are thinking to cut the vegetables from our meal, he added.
Nilima Urmi, a housewife from Rampura said we are extremely exhausted to maintain the expenditure of our family. There is no one to do anything for us. Every items price is continuously rising making huge pressure to us.