Dhaka, April 26 -- Prices of vegetables, fish and loose edible oil surged further last week, intensifying the sufferings of low-income consumers.

The fish market has heated up as hilsa and shrimp prices increased sharply.

Hilsa is now selling at Tk 1,800 to Tk 3,200 a kg, depending on size and quality.

Riverine ruhi and katla fishes are retailing at between Tk 650 and Tk 1,500 a kg.

Cultured shrimp is priced at Tk 800-Tk 1,000 a kg, while river shrimp is being sold for Tk 1,350 to Tk 1,500 a kg-Tk 100 to Tk 200 surge per kg in a week.

However, traders attributed the price hike to a supply shortage of both farmed and riverine fishes.

Fishing restrictions in many rivers under the government's hilsa preservation programme have signific...