Hasnat Abdullah, a key coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, has expressed concerns about the interim government's inability to dismantle syndicates

The interim government is set to form a task force to monitor the market to reign in the soaring prices of daily essentials.

The prices of rice, eggs, broiler chicken, soybean oil, palm oil, sugar and vegetables have increased significantly in Dhaka due to a supply shortage and incessant rain.

Sonali chicken Tk 269.54, broiler Tk 179.59, egg Tk 11.87

The price of a standard 12kg LPG cylinder has been set at Tk 1,421 for the month of September, up Tk 44 from Tk 1,377 the previous month.

Finance and Planning Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said today that prices of daily essentials will decrease gradually

Prices of daily essentials, aside from onions, have started falling in the capital’s kitchen markets over the last three days due to an increase in supply.

The prices of some commodities dropped in Dhaka’s kitchen markets yesterday after stock was replenished overnight.

Prices of vegetables including potatoes, onions, and green chillies have increased significantly in Dhaka markets due to a supply shortage amid the countrywide curfew.

The ongoing unrest centering the quota reform movement has ruptured the supply chain of essentials and other commodities, causing their prices to soar.

The prices of almost all vegetables have crossed the Tk 100-mark, piling pressure on the poor and the low-income segment already battling with a cost of living crisis for the past two years.

The prices of fish and vegetables have surged in Bagerhat due to a supply shortage, leaving consumers in dire straits.

Ruma Akhter, an employee of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, could not believe her ears yesterday when a trader at the capital’s Karwan Bazar asked Tk 104 for a kilogram of onions.

Prices of almost all varieties of rice have gone up in the capital’s kitchen markets over the last one week.

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder said 16 lakh tonnes of rice production gets reduced annually by polishing processed rice from the 4 crore tonnes of rice produced in the country every year

With consumers already feeling the pinch from soaring spice prices, the costs of many items have gone up further just before Eid-ul-Azha.

Decry customers as govt fails to curb rising cost of essentials

As Eid-ul-Azha approaches, consumers brace for a hike in the prices of essential commodities, a trend seen all too often ahead of Eids.

The price of the kitchen staple went up by Tk 20 per kg since last month

People in Bangladesh have been forced to spend more on food compared to consumers in other countries, and the prices of essentials have surged to such an extent that they have become luxury items for many, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said yesterday.