Dhaka, May 23 -- Vegetable prices in Dhaka's kitchen markets have dropped by Tk 10 to Tk 50 per kg over the past week, while chicken prices remained unchanged.

Eggs, however, continued to sell at high rates, with a dozen costing between Tk 135 and Tk 140.

A visit to the capital's Mohakhali and Saat Tola kitchen markets on Friday revealed that almost all varieties of vegetables were available in ample quantities.

Among summer vegetables, eggplant, bitter gourd, and okra were selling for Tk 50 to 60 per kg. Yardlong beans, previously Tk 100 to 120 per kg, dropped to Tk 60-80.

Pointed gourd was available for Tk 40 to 50, sponge gourd at Tk 50, snake gourd at Tk 50, taro stolons at Tk 70 to 80, taro root at Tk 90 to 100, drumsticks at Tk ...