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 ...