Dhaka, May 3 -- Prices of vegetables and fish witnessed a continued uptick in the last week while prices of selected varieties of rice experienced a modest decline, according to traders and kitchen market sources.

Prices of most vegetables rose by Tk10 a kilogramme (kg), settling between Tk70 and Tk 80, with the premium seasonal varieties such as teasel gourd and drumstick fetching as much as Tk120-150 per kg.

A spot check across a few markets in the capital on Friday confirmed the upward trend.

Abdus Sobhan, a vendor at Katasur in Mohammadpur, attributed the price surge to seasonal transition.

"The winter harvest cycle has ended, and summer produce is yet to stabilise, creating a supply gap," he explained. "This has pushed up prices ...