Dhaka, May 30 -- Continuous rainfall triggered by a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal has "slightly" pushed up vegetable prices in Dhaka markets, though chicken prices have remained stable.
On Friday, a visit to the capital's kitchen markets showed that the supply of vegetables was largely adequate, despite some price hikes of Tk 10-20 per kg for select items over the past week.
Arman Hossain, a vegetable vendor at the Saat Tola kitchen market, told bdnews24.com: "It's been raining for two to three days now. No goods arrived [on Tuesday].
"That's why prices of some items have increased slightly. But most vegetables are still being sold at the previous rates."
Among summer vegetables, aubergines, bitter gourd, and okra, which ...
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