Dhaka, June 21 -- After a brief period of relief following the arrival of newly harvested Boro rice, prices in Dhaka's retail markets are once again on the rise. The drop in prices was short-lived, and following Eid, retail prices have begun climbing again.
According to traders, rice prices have increased even in remote wholesale markets across the country. Retailers in Dhaka claim that rice mill owners have raised prices in response to post-Eid market activity. Within just a week, the price of a 50-kg sack of rice at various mill gates has increased by up to Tk 250.
On Friday (June 20), visits to several markets in the capital revealed that rice is now being sold at Tk 2 to Tk 5 more per kilogram compared to pre-Eid prices. In retail mar...