The prices of aubergine and cucumber rose further in the city’s retail markets on Thursday, the first day of Ramadan, due to increased demand, while the prices of broiler, beef,
onion, green chilli and ginger remained high on the day.
Although the government on July 7 banned export of green chilli, aubergine, cucumber, coriander leaf and garlic to keep the prices of the commodities stable in Ramadan, the fasting month for Muslims, the prices of the five essential commodities increased to their highest level on the eve of Ramadan.
Earlier the businesspeople said that they had sufficient storage of commodities to meet the demand in Ramadan.
On Thursday, aubergine was retailing at Tk 60-Tk 80 a kilogram, up from Tk 50-Tk 70 a kg on Wednesday.
Cucumber was retailing at Tk 60, up from Tk 40 in the previous day.
The price of broiler remained high on the kitchen markets at Tk 165-Tk 170 a kg.
Beef price remained unchanged at Tk 290-Tk 300 a kg despite the fact that the Dhaka city corporations have recently set the price of the item at Tk 275 for the month of Ramadan. Mutton was selling at Tk 425-Tk 450 a kg.
Not a single trader at the kitchen markets was seen following the prices set by the authorities of the Dhaka city corporations.
Onion price remained high at Tk 48- Tk 50 a kg, while the imported onion was retailing at Tk 43-Tk 45 a kg on Thursday.
Gram price remained
unchanged and the commodity was selling at Tk 65 a kg.
The price of green chilli remained high at Tk 200 on Thursday.
The local ginger was retailing at Tk 180 a kg, while the imported item was selling at Tk 90 a kg on the day. The price of the commodity increased by Tk 50 a kg in last week.
The bottled soya bean oil (five litres) was selling at Tk 630-Tk 665 in the city’s kitchen markets.
-With New Age input
