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Kitchen mkt syndicate takes away Tk 1000cr in 40 days

Kitchen market syndicate has taken away about Tk 1,000 crore in 40 days by selling varieties of chicken and eggs at a high price by defying the government order. Instead of paying any heed to the directive, the syndicate continues to sell the items at a high rate, much to the sufferings of the ...

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Special task force formed, but little impact on mkt

Although the government has formed a special task force to arrest unusual price hike, it has impacted little on the kitchen market, as the syndicate continues to line their pockets.Consumers allege that price of every item is soaring every day as the authorities concerned have no control in the kitc...

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Kitchen markets run wild

Prices of essential commodities continue to rise in the market much to the sufferings of people, particularly from the low-income group, but the measures taken by the interim government to control prices are not working. Many alleged that steps taken by the interim government to tame the price ...

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Cartel looks invincible, prices spiral up

The government seems to have no control over the kitchen market as syndicate continues to line their pocket by selling eggs and chickens at high rates, defying the prices fixed by the government.Blaming the ‘middlemen’ for such situation, market insiders allege that the syndicate is acti...

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Egg, chicken traders defy govt-fixed prices

Lack of coordination among the state-run agencies seems to have encouraging the kitchen market syndicate to line their own pockets by selling eggs and chickens at high rates, defying the prices fixed by the government. Market insiders say that the syndicate is active but the authorities concern...

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BRI-28 rice price rises by Tk 5 per kg in a week

The price of BRI-28 rice sees a rise by Tk 5 per kilogram within a week, thanks to a weak monitoring by the authorities concerned.Market insiders blame the syndicate for the rise of this variety of the rice, mostly consumed by the working class people. Allegations are rife that mill owners and ...

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Fish, chicken prices go up

Prices of chicken and fish have increased again while that of vegetables remained stable in the kitchen market of the capital. Broiler chicken prices jumped to Tk 180 per kg from Tk 170 and chicken known as Sonali soared to Tk 260 from Tk 230 per kg.Traders said the recent flood in different pa...

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New syndicate rules the roost in kitchen market

A new syndicate of extortionists seems to have appeared in the city’s kitchen market as the prices of essential commodities still remain high, hitting consumers hard.Market insiders allege that the new syndicate has started manipulating the kitchen market to line their pockets due to absence o...

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Veg prices go up further

The prices of most of essential commodities, including beef, chicken, egg and fish, still remain high in the capital’s kitchen markets, hitting consumers’ pockets. However, the prices of almost all vegetables have increased further in the kitchen markets due to supply disruptions.Du...

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Price hike hits people hard

Low and middle income people in Dhaka city are going through a tough time due to a widening gap between the wage growth and the inflation rate.  Even though the point-to-point inflation in Bangladesh edged down to 9.67 per cent in February from 9.86 per cent in January, the inflation rate still...

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Prices of 10 goods slightly down, others still high

Although the prices of 10 essential commodities have decreased, most traders seem to be ignoring the fixed prices of 29 commodities earlier set by the government including mutton and beef.It was found on Friday that prices of most of the 29 commodities, which were set by the government a few days ag...

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Rush for essentials in city kitchen markets

A large number of people in the country, mainly in the capital city of Dhaka, have already started shopping for essential commodities ahead of the holy Ramadan.Many of the city dwellers are seen thronging to different kitchen markets and shopping in advance believing that the prices of commodities m...

Business

Prices of major essential items still dearer

Although the prices of vegetable is going a bit lower comparing last week but there is no sign of lowering prices of essential commodities like rice, sugar, dal or oil in the city markets ahead of the month of Ramadan.Visiting different markets including Karwanbazar and Hatirpool markets in the city...

Business

Prices begin to fall, market yet to be normal

Generally the consumers wait for winter all year round to buy vegetables at low prices, but this year, although more than a month is passed still the prices of winter vegetables is not satisfactory .  Visiting some kitchen markets in city, this correspondent found that the prices of most vegeta...