In the capital’s kitchen markets, the prices of eggs, chicken, and vegetables have increased once more after nearly stabilizing for a month.
Broiler chicken has increased in price by Tk 10 per kg, and Sonali chicken by Tk 10–20 per kg, while vegetable prices have increased by Tk 10 to Tk 20 per kg. The price of a dozen brown eggs has increased by Tk 5–10.
The Daily Star visited the kitchen markets in Mirpur-11, Karwan Bazar, Kochukhet, Ibrahimpur, Shewrapara, and Kazipara yesterday and learnt the prices.
Vegetable traders attributed the price increase to shortages and constant rain.
Yesterday, the price of a kilogram of pointed gourd increased to Tk 50–60 from Tk 40–50 the previous week. As opposed to Tk 70–80 last week, yardlong beans were selling for Tk 80–100 per kg.
Round aubergine used to cost Tk 60–100 per kg, but that price has since increased to Tk 80–120 per kg.
Cucumber prices were Tk 70-80 per kg compared to Tk 50-60 last week, and bitter gourd was available for Tk 80-100 per kg, up from Tk 80-90 last week.
The price of okra rose from Tk 10 to Tk 60 per kg.
After 50 years of selling vegetables in Karwan Bazar, Mosharraf Hossain said that the prices had been nearly steady for a month.
However, because of the nonstop rain over the past few days, prices have increased once more. There is a shortage of supplies as a result of the disruption to vegetable harvesting, he said.
However, the price of onions and potatoes remains unchanged.
Yesterday, grill chicken went for Tk 180–200 per kg, up from Tk 180–190 the previous week, and Sonali chicken went for Tk 250–280 per kg, up from Tk 240–260 per kg.
Brown eggs cost Tk 155–165 per dozen, up from Tk 150–160.
Government worker Abdul Hamid, who travelled from Mohakhali to Karwan Bazar, claimed that in the past, commodity prices had never decreased after rising.
“I hope this doesn’t happen again this time.”
Maintaining reasonable prices for necessities is the interim government’s largest challenge, he claimed.
“The government must do whatever is necessary to keep the prices within the reach of the ordinary people.”
