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The prices of edible oil, red lentil and eggs went up in the city’s kitchen markets while rice and sugar were being sold at high prices over the week ending on Friday.
Traders blamed wholesalers for raising the prices of edible oil and red lentil saying that the prices of the commodities had continued to rise on the wholesale market.
They said that the price of eggs went up on the market as demand for the item increased.
Consumers were immensely dissatisfied with the continuous price hike of daily essentials and blamed the government’s failure and the syndicate of dishonest traders for the soaring prices of essential commodities.
The price of unpackaged oil increased by Tk 4-6 a litre while that of palm oil increased by Tk 2-4 a litre in the city markets over the week.
Unpackaged soya bean oil sold for Tk 130-136 a litre and palm oil sold for Tk 120-130 a litre on Friday.
A one-litre bottle of soya bean oil sold for Tk 145-153 while five litres of packaged soya bean oil sold for Tk 660-710 in the city’s kitchen markets on the day.
The prices of red lentil increased by Tk 5 a kilogram over the week.
The coarse variety sold for Tk 85-95 a kg and the medium quality variety sold for Tk 100 a kg on the market on Friday.
The fine variety of red lentil sold for Tk 115-120 a kg on the day.
The price of eggs increased by Tk 2 a hali (four pieces) over the week and the item was selling for Tk 36-38 a hali on Friday.
The government on Thursday set the price of unpackaged sugar at Tk 74 a kg and that of packaged sugar at Tk 75 but traders were not complying with the prices.
Imported refined sugar retailed at Tk 78-80 a kg while locally produced packaged sugar retailed at Tk 85 a kg on Friday.
‘It has become difficult for us to meet our daily expenses with our fixed and limited income as prices of edible oil, red lentil, rice and sugar have been increasing every day,’ Sajeda Khatun, a garment worker who lived in Mohammadpur, told New Age on Friday.
No one including the government and traders think about the sufferings of low-income earners caused by the price hike of essential commodities.
Hafizur Rahman, a private job holder, said that the traders were always getting support from the government to make excessive money while the consumers got crushed under the burden of soaring commodity prices.
He said that most of the commodities had become more expensive in the city markets due to the absence of any market monitoring by the government and the influence of a syndicate of profit mongering traders.
The price of broiler chicken remained unchanged and the item was selling for Tk 150 a kg on Friday in the city’s kitchen markets.
The Sonali variety of chicken was selling for Tk 240-260 a kg and the local variety was selling for Tk 500 a kg on the day.
Beef was selling for Tk 580-600 a kg while mutton was selling for Tk 800-850 a kg in the city markets on Friday.
The prices of rice remained high in the city markets over the week.
The coarse variety of rice was selling for Tk 50-52 a kg while the medium quality variety was selling for Tk 55-60 a kg in the city markets on Friday.
The standard variety of Miniket rice sold for Tk 63-65 a kg and the fine variety sold for Tk 66-68 a kg.
Najirshail rice sold for Tk 68-70 a kg in the city.
The prices of vegetables remained stable in the city markets over the week.
Aubergine sold for Tk 40-60 a kg, papaya for Tk 25-30 a kg, bitter gourd for Tk 40-60 a kg, bottle gourd for Tk 40-50 apiece, okra for Tk 40-50 a kg, pointed gourd for Tk 40-50 a kg, cucumber for Tk 60 a kg and tomato for Tk 120-150 a kg on Friday.
Green chilli sold for Tk 100 a kg on Friday.
The prices of fish remained unchanged over the week.
Rohita sold for Tk 250-280 a kg and Katla for Tk 230-260 a kg, depending on size and quality.
Pangas sold for Tk 130-180 a kg and Tilapia for Tk 120-160 a kg.
The prices of onions remained unchanged. The local variety sold for Tk 45-50 a kg and the imported variety sold for Tk 40-42 a kg in the capital on the day.
The imported variety of garlic retailed at Tk 120-130 a kg while the local variety sold for Tk 80-90 a kg.
The prices of ginger remained unchanged. The imported variety sold for Tk 160-180 a kg and the local variety retailed at Tk 130 160 a kg on Friday.
Fine-quality packaged salt retailed at Tk 35 a kg and the refined variety at Tk 25 a kg on the day.
(NA)
