Supply in the market is adequate. Still, the price of edible oil is increasing without reason. A maximum of 5 rupees per liter is being sold. Apart from this, potatoes are being sold at Tk 65 per kg after an increase of Tk 5. The price of onion has also increased. However, the price of broiler chickens and eggs has started to come down due to the tightening of controls. It is known that on Thursday, he visited several retail markets including Kawran Bazar, Nayabazar, Shantinagar Khacha Bazar in the capital and talked to buyers and sellers
Talking to the sellers, it is known that open soybean oil is being sold at 150-155 per liter on Thursday, which was sold at Tk 145-152 seven days ago. Bottled soybean oil is selling at Rs 165-167 per litre, which was Rs 160-165 seven days ago. Rice bran oil is selling at Rs 174-176 per liter, which was Rs 170-176 seven days ago. Besides, open palm oil is being sold at Tk 135 per liter. And each liter of palm oil super is selling at Tk 145.
Khalek Yugantar, who came to buy daily goods in Kaoran market, said that there is no rule in the market, it cannot be said. A rule is going very well. Sellers are all the same. If they increase the price of rice, they do not increase the price of flour. Increasing the price of flour does not increase the price of edible oil. Again, if the price of edible oil is increased, the price of another product is reduced. He said, the matter is clear. The extra profit is made by increasing the price of each product every month of the year.
Those who oversee the market are also helpless with the consumer. Because businessmen are powerful. It seems they are running the country. He said, nothing happened in the market. But the price of all types of oil has increased in the span of a week, making buyers like us miserable again.
Grocery seller of the same market. Al Amin said, we are retailers. We do not increase the price of the product in any way. A handful of companies control the oil market. They sit with the government to decide the price of oil and raise or lower the price. Again without any announcement the mill increases the price from the level. He did the same this time. Without any reason, the mill has to sell it at a higher price. But the buyers are arguing with us.
Meanwhile, despite the supply of potatoes in all the retail markets of the capital, the price has increased. 65 per kg, which was sold by retailers at Rs 60 even seven days ago. Desi onion is being sold at 95-100 per kg, which was 90-100 a week ago. The sellers are increasing the price by 5 rupees per kg. Sugar is being sold at Tk 135 per kg. Small grain lentils are being sold at Tk 135 per kg, reduced by Tk 5. Medium grain lentils are being sold at Tk 120 and small grains at Tk 110 per kg.
The prices of all kinds of spicy products have also decreased in the market. In the retail market, desi garlic is selling at a maximum of Tk 220 per kg, which was Tk 230 seven days ago. 300 per kg of desi turmeric, which was Rs 350 seven days ago. 20 taka less per kg is being sold at 200 taka per kg. Bay leaves are being sold at Tk 150-250 with a reduction of Tk 50 per kg.
On the other hand, the price of broiler chickens and eggs has started to come down due to the strengthening of supervision in the market. 48-52 per hali egg, which was sold at 50-54 rupees seven days ago. Besides, broiler chicken is being sold at 160-175 per kg, which was sold at Tk 170-180 seven days ago. Domestic chicken is being sold at Tk 560-700 per kg. Beef is being sold at Tk 750-780 per kg. Beef is sold at 1000-1100 per kg.
Abdul Jabbar Mandal, assistant director of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection, said that egg hatching operations have been conducted under the direction of the Director General of the Directorate. There, it was seen that the price of eggs from the same place is increasing for swapping three times.
Besides, Artdara is fixing the price of eggs daily through SMS. The price of eggs has started to fall due to the punishment of some of these. The price of broiler chicken is also decreasing. He said that work is being done to control the price of not only eggs but other products.