Sylhet Bureau :
The seasonal fruits have occupied the markets in Sylhet. Mango, litchi, jamrul, kakoor, bangi and watermelon are among them. But the prices of the fruits are almost double or triple now than the past seasons.
Mango appeared in the market about two weeks back where the number of local species was major in quantity. But they were selling at Tk 100 to 120, although the price came to a downward situation gradually. Now they are selling at Tk 50 to 60 a kilogram.
Some Himsagar and Mohanbhog also appearing in the market since 3rd week of May. They are selling at Tk 90 to 120 per kg. These improved variety and most lucrative varieties could not appear in the market due to government warning in harvesting the same early in the market to ensure them chemical-free. Lengra, another lucrative variety of mango, is expected in the market within two weeks, the vendors informed.
Litchi is almost available in the market now. Abide ending of the local varieties, the litchi from Hazrapur in Magura and some parts of Meherpur rushed Sylhet market about two weeks ago with a handsome price. They are selling at Tk 150 to 25 each hundred.
Green Melon, better known as Kakur and Nalim, appeared in the market about a month back. Each piece of Kakur is being sold at Tk 40 to 70, while the Nalim at Tk 20 to 50.’ The price was the fruits was at least 60 per cent less in the last season.
Smaller sizes of pineapples produced in Rangamati, started appearing in the market about a month ago. They are selling at Tk 30 to 40, which was 30 each in the past season.
The price of banana was a record high this season since beginning of the Ramadan. Each piece of the same was selling at Tk 8 to 10 which was hardly Tk 2 to 3 last season.
The price increased when there was no suitable fruit during the fasting month. But the price increasing trend started decreasing when mango and some other seasonal fruits appearing in the market one after another.
The people are enjoying mature and fresh fruits in the season that might change the “bad-habit” of the people in purchasing the chemical-mixed fruits.
It is healthful for the people, as well as benefit for the mango producers to strengthen their socio-economic base, the official added.
Relief distributed in flood-hit areas
Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Bangladesh, in collaboration with Dakshin Surma Upazila Administration, has organised relief distribution programmes and free medical camps for flood victims in three unions of Sylhet.
Chairman of Kamal Bazar, Daudpur and Mollargau union parishad, Hamdard Laboratories assistant director Mir Nazmul Hasan, sales manager Md Yunus Ali and local elites participated at the relief distribution programmes held different areas of the unions recently, said a press release on Tuesday.
Relief materials were distributed among around 1,000 flood-hit people. The victims were given pure drinking water, saline, flattened rice, rice and pulses. In addition, Hamdard Laboratories physicians conducted free medical camps. Around 1200 people received medical treatments at the camps.
