Prices of rice, edible oil witness further rise
Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- Prices of rice and edible oil recorded a further rise last week amid rocketing costs of essentials during the pandemic adding to the woes of consumers.
However, prices of onion, one of the main cooking ingredients, witnessed a decline while red chilli (dried) prices showed a hike in last seven days.
Coarse varieties like hybrid, Swarna, and medium quality of rice including Brridhan-28, 29 and Paijam prices rose by Tk 2.0-3.0 per kilogramme (kg) at the city retail markets during the week.
City traders said the prices increased mainly due to the rise in paddy prices in milling hubs.
Brridhan-28, Brridhan-29 varieties of rice were sold at Tk 50-54 per kg, coarse varieties at Tk 45-48 per kg, based on their qualities at...
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