Dhaka, May 16 -- Prices of eggs, chicken, and onion increased further in the city markets last week ending on Thursday over the previous week, raising consumers' woes.

Prices of other essential commodities remained more or less unchanged at their previous high levels, according to trading sources.

Local varieties of onion were selling between Tk 65 and Tk 75 per kg on Thursday, up from Tk 60-65 per kg a week earlier.

With the fresh hike, price of the key essential item rose by Tk 20 per kg over the past two and a half weeks.

Transactions of seasonal 'storable' onions, commonly known as 'haali' or 'Taherpuri', have already begun in the market.

Traders at the onion-producing regions namely Pabna, Faridpur, and Kushtia along with the wh...