Dhaka, March 21 -- Chicken and egg prices have increased in the port city as elsewhere in the upazila areas due to a fall in production, retailers sources said.
Chicken prices have shot up by Tk 20 on average and poultry chiken are being sold at Tk 160 per kg and egg prices have exceeded Tk 100 a dozen in span of a week in the retail markets.
In several kitchen markets, including Reazuddin bazaar, chowkbazar, Baddarhat and in posh super shops in the port city, it was found on Sunday and Monday that chicken eggs were selling at Tk 105 per dozen and duck eggs were priced at Tk 150 per dozen.
Buyers expressed their anger over the increased price hike of eggs. One of them, Abdul Hoque of chowkbazar, blamed manipulation behind the price hikes...