Different organisations brought out a flag rally in the city on Tuesday with a call to protect Rohingya refugees.

Absence of market monitoring main reason behind price hike

The prices of edible oil, red lentil and sugar went up in the city’s kitchen markets over the week end. Prices of sugar and the unpacked and bottled soya bean oil increased as refiners raised the prices, while prices of red lentils rose up due to a supply shortage of its local variety. When the skyrocketed onion price comes down, the high prices of everyday food items push down middle and lower income generating people to an awkward situation. Despite...

15 Dec 2019, 12:00 am