Dhaka, May 9 -- Prices of nearly all essentials in Dhaka's kitchen markets have either remained high or surged over the past week, except chicken.

Vendors and customers cited the "heatwave" sweeping across the country as the reason behind the fall in chicken prices.

During visits to Karwan Bazar, Mohammadpur Town Hall, and Saat Masjid kitchen markets on Friday, broiler chicken was selling at Tk 180 per kg, down from Tk 190 last week.

Sonali chicken was on offer at Tk 270 per kg, Tk 30 less than the previous week.

However, the prices of country chicken remained almost unchanged. It was selling at Tk 650 per kg, like last week. In some places, the price dropped by only Tk 5.

Red layer chicken prices ranged between Tk 280 to Tk 300, whi...