The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Dhaka

The price of most of the vegetables and green chilly continued to come down with the increasing supply of winter vegetables to the city markets, Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) market report said here yesterday.

Besides, the supply of different species of fish also increased to the markets, the markets report added.

The retail price of most of the essentials including rice remained almost stable in the city markets on Thursday.

The essentials including rice are, however, being sold at a cheaper price at BDR run markets comparatively to other open markets in the city, the BDR report added.

The marker report said the price of coarse rice in different markets, including Kamalapur, New Market, Karwanbazar, Kalyanpur, Kachukhet and Mohammadpur, ranged between Taka 22 and Taka 24 per kg on Thursday.

Rice was being sold at Taka 22 at BDR-run open markets and Taka 20 at BDR-run sales centres yesterday while in Kolkata per kg coarse rice was sold at a price equivalent to Bangladesh Taka 21.62.

The price of one-kg packet of flour was between Taka 37 and Taka 38 in ordinary markets yesterday while the price of the item was Taka 38 in BDR-run open markets and Taka 35 at BDR-run sales centres. In Kolkata, the flour is being sold at Taka 25.22 per kg, the report said.

The price of imported lentil (mashur) is ranging between Taka 62 and Taka 64 per kg in ordinary markets, while it is being sold at Taka 64 in BDR-run open markets and Taka 58 at BDR-run sales centres.

In Kolkata, the price of the lentil is Taka 61.26 per kg. Onion (imported) was sold at Taka 52 to Taka 56 per kg in ordinary city markets while its price in Kolkata was Taka 32.43. Onion is being sold at Taka 54 per kg in BDR-run open markets and Taka 45 at BDR-run sales centres.

The price of imported gram (Chhola) was between Taka 45 and Taka 52 per kg in different retail markets yesterday while in Kolkata, the item is being sold at Taka 57.65.

The item is being sold at Taka 52 in BDR-run open markets and BDR-run sales centres. Sugar is being sold at Taka 30 to taka 32 per kg in ordinary markets compared to Taka 25.02 in Kolkata and Taka 30 in BDR-run open markets.

The price of green chilly, however, is ranging from Taka 40 to Taka 60 per kg in ordinary city markets. The item is sold at Taka 36 at BDR-run open markets. The green chilly in Kolkata is being sold at a price equivalent to Taka 32.43.

Potato is being sold at Taka 21 to Taka 22 per kg in all the ordinary markets. The price of potato in BDR-run open market is Taka 21 and at BDR sales centres Taka 18. In Kolkata, the price of the item is equivalent to Taka 16.21.

Soybean oil is being sold at Taka 88 to Taka 90 per litre in ordinary markets, while it is available at Taka 90 in BDR-run open markets and Taka 81 in BDR-run sales centres. In Kolkata, the price of soybean oil is Taka 104.50 per litre.

Palm oil is being sold at Taka 78 to Taka 82 per liter in ordinary markets. In Kolkata, the price of palm oil is Taka 99.09 per litre.

The oil is being sold at Taka 84 per kg in BDR-run open markets, the report added.