Dhaka, Sept. 20 -- While vegetable and rice prices keeps down, the meat and egg prices remain uptick puts pressure on the common people.
Sources said, to keep the rice market stable, the government allowed the private sector to import 500,000 tonnes of rice last August. With the imported rice entering the market, supply has increased and prices have begun to fall. Traders said that rice prices in the market have dropped by Tk 2 to Tk 4 per kg.
Currently, depending on quality, Nazirshail rice is selling at Tk 76-82 per kg, down from Tk 80-86 last week. This means the price of Nazirshail rice has dropped by Tk 4 per kg.
Various branded Miniket rice is selling on average at Tk 74-79 per kg, compared to Tk 76-82 last week. Medium-grade BRRI-...