Prices of essential commodities soar

Staff Reporter :
Middle and lower income group people are facing uncomfortable situation to maintain their families. They return from market by buying a small amount of product as they could not able to buy much.
After visiting capital’s BUET market (Palashi), Rampura, Malibagh, New market, Mirpur and Hatirpul market in Friday, it was seen that the loose sugar was being sold at Tk 100-105 and packed sugar at Tk 110-115.
The government fixed price is less than company rate. The government has fixed Tk 84 for loose and Tk 89 for packed sugar.
Moreover, coarse rice is being sold at high price Paijam rice is being sold at Tk 56-58 whereas one week earlier it was at Tk 52-54.
Furthermore, the price of onion also sells at Tk 5-10 increased. 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 sells at Tk 165.
Speaking to the New Nation, egg trade Rahman Mia from New Market 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 cut down 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 50-60, 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 are 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 Tk 900.  
There is no fish except Chapila is being sold at Tk150.
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.