Staff Reporter :
The prices of vegetables, onion, chickens and fish have increased in the city’s kitchen markets on Friday just before 10 days of holy Ramzan.
Lower and fixed income group of people expressing frustration and concerned adding that their life may go through misery due to sky rocked price of essential commodities in Ramzan.
However, price of vegetables increased Tk 5 to 10 per kg on Friday.The horse radish was selling at Tk 100 to 120 per kg, bean at Tk 80, brinaj at Tk 70, balsam apple at Tk 80, okra at Tk 60, bitter gourd at Tk 70, french beans (borboti) at Tk 80, green pea at Tk 50, carrot at Tk 30, tomato at Tk 60 to 70, snake gourd at Tk 80, green chilli at 80 to 90, cucumber at Tk 40 to 60, green papaya at Tk 50 to 60, pumpkin (medium size) at Tk 50 to 90 per piece, bottle gourd at Tk 60 to 80, ash gourd at Tk 50 per piece, cauliflower at Tk 40 to 50, cabbage at Tk 50 to 60 per piece, coriander leaves at Tk 400 per kg, capsicum (red) at Tk 400 per kg and capsicum (green) at Tk 300 to 350 per kg. Lemon was selling at Tk 10 to Tk15 per piece.
The fresh water fish, Shing and magur, were selling at Tk 750 to 1000 per kg, koi (climbing fish) at Tk 600, sheat at Tk 600 to 750, tengra at Tk 500 to 600, lata at Tk 250, shoul at Tk 550, Pabda at 600 to 700 and Golsha at Tk 600-650.
Of other fishes, butter fish was selling at Tk 300 to 350, lobster at Tk 600 to 750, shrimp (River) at Tk 600 to 700, puti at Tk 400 to 550 per kg, cultivated koi at Tk 180 to 200 per kg, Fali Chanda (Rupchanda) at Tk 1000 to 1100 per kg, Eel at Tk 660 to 800 per kg, Batashi at Tk 500 to 600, Koi (river) at Tk 600, Aire fish at Tk 500 to 700, Baila at Tk 600 to 700 per kg, coral fish at Tk 500 to 700 per kg, river Pangas at Tk 400 per kg, cultivated Pangas at Tk 140 per kg, Rajputi at Tk 350 per kg and Telapia at Tk 200 to Tk 220 per kg.
The white broiler chicken was selling at Tk 160 to Tk 170 per kg, mother chicken was selling at Tk 200, the sonali cock (Pakistan origin) at Tk 280 (700gm) per piece, while Tk 550 per piece for one kg. Local (deshi) chicken weighing 800 gm to 900 gm was selling at Tk 550 to 650 per piece.
Beef was selling at Tk 550-Tk 560 per kg and red meat (goat) at Tk 750 to 800 per kg.
Egg (boiler) was selling at Tk 33 per hali, local hen’s egg at Tk 70 hali and egg of duck was selling at Tk 50 to 55 per hali.
A one litre container of soya bean oil was selling at Tk 105-110, while a five-litre container at Tk 505-525 in the city’s kitchen markets. Unpacked soya bean oil was selling at Tk 98 a kg, while palm oil was selling at Tk 85 a kg. Fine quality of packet salt was selling at Tk 40 a kg, while the refined one at Tk 28 a kg in the city markets.
Of superior quality of rice, Nazirshail was selling at Tk 60 to 62 per kg, Minicate at Tk 56 to 58, medium quality of Bridhan-28 and Lata Shail at Tk 48-50 while different kinds of coarse rice like Swarna were selling at Tk 46 and similarly the hybrid quality at Tk 47 to Tk 48 per kg.
The price of red lentil remained unchanged over the week. The local variety of red lentil was selling at Tk 115, while the coarse variety of imported red lentil was selling at Tk 85 over the week.
The local variety of onion was selling between Tk 30 to 35 per kg, imported Indian and variety at Tk 25 to 28. The garlic was selling at Tk 100 to 120 and ginger at Tk 100 to 120 per kg.
The prices of vegetables, onion, chickens and fish have increased in the city’s kitchen markets on Friday just before 10 days of holy Ramzan.
Lower and fixed income group of people expressing frustration and concerned adding that their life may go through misery due to sky rocked price of essential commodities in Ramzan.
However, price of vegetables increased Tk 5 to 10 per kg on Friday.The horse radish was selling at Tk 100 to 120 per kg, bean at Tk 80, brinaj at Tk 70, balsam apple at Tk 80, okra at Tk 60, bitter gourd at Tk 70, french beans (borboti) at Tk 80, green pea at Tk 50, carrot at Tk 30, tomato at Tk 60 to 70, snake gourd at Tk 80, green chilli at 80 to 90, cucumber at Tk 40 to 60, green papaya at Tk 50 to 60, pumpkin (medium size) at Tk 50 to 90 per piece, bottle gourd at Tk 60 to 80, ash gourd at Tk 50 per piece, cauliflower at Tk 40 to 50, cabbage at Tk 50 to 60 per piece, coriander leaves at Tk 400 per kg, capsicum (red) at Tk 400 per kg and capsicum (green) at Tk 300 to 350 per kg. Lemon was selling at Tk 10 to Tk15 per piece.
The fresh water fish, Shing and magur, were selling at Tk 750 to 1000 per kg, koi (climbing fish) at Tk 600, sheat at Tk 600 to 750, tengra at Tk 500 to 600, lata at Tk 250, shoul at Tk 550, Pabda at 600 to 700 and Golsha at Tk 600-650.
Of other fishes, butter fish was selling at Tk 300 to 350, lobster at Tk 600 to 750, shrimp (River) at Tk 600 to 700, puti at Tk 400 to 550 per kg, cultivated koi at Tk 180 to 200 per kg, Fali Chanda (Rupchanda) at Tk 1000 to 1100 per kg, Eel at Tk 660 to 800 per kg, Batashi at Tk 500 to 600, Koi (river) at Tk 600, Aire fish at Tk 500 to 700, Baila at Tk 600 to 700 per kg, coral fish at Tk 500 to 700 per kg, river Pangas at Tk 400 per kg, cultivated Pangas at Tk 140 per kg, Rajputi at Tk 350 per kg and Telapia at Tk 200 to Tk 220 per kg.
The white broiler chicken was selling at Tk 160 to Tk 170 per kg, mother chicken was selling at Tk 200, the sonali cock (Pakistan origin) at Tk 280 (700gm) per piece, while Tk 550 per piece for one kg. Local (deshi) chicken weighing 800 gm to 900 gm was selling at Tk 550 to 650 per piece.
Beef was selling at Tk 550-Tk 560 per kg and red meat (goat) at Tk 750 to 800 per kg.
Egg (boiler) was selling at Tk 33 per hali, local hen’s egg at Tk 70 hali and egg of duck was selling at Tk 50 to 55 per hali.
A one litre container of soya bean oil was selling at Tk 105-110, while a five-litre container at Tk 505-525 in the city’s kitchen markets. Unpacked soya bean oil was selling at Tk 98 a kg, while palm oil was selling at Tk 85 a kg. Fine quality of packet salt was selling at Tk 40 a kg, while the refined one at Tk 28 a kg in the city markets.
Of superior quality of rice, Nazirshail was selling at Tk 60 to 62 per kg, Minicate at Tk 56 to 58, medium quality of Bridhan-28 and Lata Shail at Tk 48-50 while different kinds of coarse rice like Swarna were selling at Tk 46 and similarly the hybrid quality at Tk 47 to Tk 48 per kg.
The price of red lentil remained unchanged over the week. The local variety of red lentil was selling at Tk 115, while the coarse variety of imported red lentil was selling at Tk 85 over the week.
The local variety of onion was selling between Tk 30 to 35 per kg, imported Indian and variety at Tk 25 to 28. The garlic was selling at Tk 100 to 120 and ginger at Tk 100 to 120 per kg.
