The prices of the vegetables increased in the city’s retail markets on Monday as a result of supply shortage due to the general strike enforced by the opposition alliance, traders said.
Prices of most of the vegetables increased by Tk 10-Tk 15 a kg in the different markets in the city. The prices of aubergine, cucumber, okra and bitter gourd increased by Tk 10 a kg and were selling at Tk 60 a kg, Tk 40 a kg, Tk 70 a kg and Tk 60 a kg respectively on Monday.
The prices of bean and green chilli increased by Tk 15 a kg and were selling at Tk 80 a kg and Tk 115 a kg respectively on
the day.
The prices of potato and papaya increased by Tk 5 a kg and were retailing at Tk 25 a kg and Tk 20 a kg respectively on Monday.
Habibur Rahman, a retailer at Rampura kitchen market, told New Age that the price of potato increased in the market in last two days due to supply shortage as the hartal disrupted the supply chain.
Emran Master, president of Bangladesh Kanchamaal Arot Malik Samity, said that a supply shortage took place in the market as vegetables from various parts of the country could not reach Dhaka due
to hartal.
Transport owners were not ready to carry the goods during hartal in fear of vandalism and arson, he said.
Though a very small number of trucks agreed to carry the goods they were charging extra money due to hartal which also pushed the prices high, Emran added.
-With New Age input
