The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The prices of the essential items including rice, soybean oil and lentil continue to maintain a high trend in different kitchen markets of the city. Onion and most of the vegetable prices have also increased Tk 4 to Tk 5 per kg yesterday.

Skyrocketing prices of essential items have put a financial burden on the limited budget of lower and middle-income group of people.

Customers in the city market said they were now unable of to maintain their monthly family expenditure as the prices of essential commodities were going up by everyday.

They said in the past they could easily save a small amount of money even after meeting of the family's monthly expenditures. But in recent days it is no longer possible for them to do that.

They called upon the government to check the escalating price trend immediately.

The coarse variety of rice 'lata' was sold at Tk 34, ' fine quality of minicate' between Tk 42 and Tk 44, 'nazirshail' (depending on variety) from Tk 42 to Tk 44, BR-28 at Tk 36 to Tk 37 and BR-29 at Tk 37 to Tk 38 and 'sarna' Tk 36 and Tk 38 per kg yesterday in the retail markets.

Per kg of soyabean oil was sold at Tk 122 to Tk 124 and palm oil was sold at from Tk 110 to Tk 112 per kg yesterday. Five-litre canned soybean oil of different brands was sold at Tk 610 and Tk 615.

Local variety of lentil (masur) was selling from Tk 108 to Tk 110 and imported ones was sold at Tk 100 per kg and Mug dal was sold at Tk 75 per kg, which was Tk 60 in the last week.

Potato was sold at Tk 17 to Tk 18, local variety of onion was sold at Tk 28, papaya at Tk 16, ladies finger at Tk 22 and Tk 24, patal was sold at Tk 24 per kg respectively yesterday.

Ruhi fish was selling from Tk 150 to Tk 180 per kg , medium size Hilsha from Tk 280 to Tk 350. Prices of beef were at Tk 190 to Tk 200, while mutton from Tk 260 to Tk 280 per kg. And Per hali (4-pieces) of eggs was between Tk 24 to Tk 28.