Monday, 22 September, 2025
The supply of hilsa has increased, bringing down prices compared with last week.
Large hilsa weighing around 1 kg are now selling at Tk 2,000-2,100 per kg, down by Tk 200-300. Medium-sized fish weighing 700-800 grams are priced at Tk 1,700-1,800, a drop of Tk 100. Smaller hilsa weighing just over 500 grams are being sold at Tk 1,000-1,300, while those between 300-400 grams fetch Tk 750-900 per kg. The smallest hilsa have fallen by Tk 100, now priced at Tk 550-650 per kg.
Meanwhile, shoppers in city kitchen markets continue to face steep vegetable prices, with most staples costing Tk 80 or more per kg. Only a few items, including papaya, pumpkin, and bottle gourd, offer some respite.
A visit to Mohakhali and Sat Tola kitchen markets on Friday revealed that prices of nearly all vegetables, except for a few like papaya and pumpkin, have remained high.
Summer vegetables such as teasel gourd, ridge gourd, taro stems, pointed gourd, snake gourd, sponge gourd, and okra are being sold at around Tk 80 per kg. Meanwhile, bitter gourd, yardlong beans, and aubergine have crossed Tk 100, reaching up to Tk 110 per kg depending on the variety.
Bottle gourds are being sold at Tk 50 to 80 each, radishes at Tk 80 per kg, while small cauliflowers are available in some shops at Tk 40 to 60 each.
Depending on quality, ripe tomatoes cost Tk 140 to 160 per kg, green chillies Tk 160 to 200, carrots Tk 120 to 140, local cucumbers Tk 80 to 90, and hybrid cucumbers Tk 60 per kg.
A set of four lemons is selling at Tk 15 to 30, while coriander leaves are priced at Tk 330 to 350 per kg.
Among cheaper vegetables, green bananas cost Tk 40 for four, ash gourd Tk 50 to 60 each, and pumpkin Tk 40 to 50 per kg.
Among leafy greens, red amaranth is selling at Tk 20 per bunch, bottle gourd leaves Tk 40, water spinach two bunches at Tk 20, Malabar spinach Tk 40, and stem amaranth two bunches at Tk 40.
Napa greens and fiddlehead fern are priced at Tk 30 to 40 per bunch.
Mohakhali vegetable trader Md Osman said: “Prices will remain like this for a few more days. Winter vegetables are gradually arriving in the market, and then rates will start to fall.”
Meanwhile, potatoes are still selling for cheap at Tk 20 to 25 per kg, while local onions have dropped by Tk 5 to Tk 70-75 per kg. Local ginger prices have also fallen by Tk 50-60 to Tk 120-140 per kg.
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The supply of hilsa has increased, bringing down prices compared with last week.
Large hilsa weighing around 1 kg are now selling at Tk 2,000-2,100 per kg, down by Tk 200-300. Medium-sized fish weighing 700-800 grams are priced at Tk 1,700-1,800, a drop of Tk 100. Smaller hilsa weighing just over 500 grams are being sold at Tk 1,000-1,300, while those between 300-400 grams fetch Tk 750-900 per kg. The smallest hilsa have fallen by Tk 100, now priced at Tk 550-650 per kg.
Meanwhile, shoppers in city kitchen markets continue to face steep vegetable prices, with most staples costing Tk 80 or more per kg. Only a few items, including papaya, pumpkin, and bottle gourd, offer some respite.
A visit to Mohakhali and Sat Tola kitchen markets on Friday revealed that prices of nearly all vegetables, except for a few like papaya and pumpkin, have remained high.
Summer vegetables such as teasel gourd, ridge gourd, taro stems, pointed gourd, snake gourd, sponge gourd, and okra are being sold at around Tk 80 per kg. Meanwhile, bitter gourd, yardlong beans, and aubergine have crossed Tk 100, reaching up to Tk 110 per kg depending on the variety.
Bottle gourds are being sold at Tk 50 to 80 each, radishes at Tk 80 per kg, while small cauliflowers are available in some shops at Tk 40 to 60 each.
Depending on quality, ripe tomatoes cost Tk 140 to 160 per kg, green chillies Tk 160 to 200, carrots Tk 120 to 140, local cucumbers Tk 80 to 90, and hybrid cucumbers Tk 60 per kg.
A set of four lemons is selling at Tk 15 to 30, while coriander leaves are priced at Tk 330 to 350 per kg.
Among cheaper vegetables, green bananas cost Tk 40 for four, ash gourd Tk 50 to 60 each, and pumpkin Tk 40 to 50 per kg.
Among leafy greens, red amaranth is selling at Tk 20 per bunch, bottle gourd leaves Tk 40, water spinach two bunches at Tk 20, Malabar spinach Tk 40, and stem amaranth two bunches at Tk 40.
Napa greens and fiddlehead fern are priced at Tk 30 to 40 per bunch.
Mohakhali vegetable trader Md Osman said: “Prices will remain like this for a few more days. Winter vegetables are gradually arriving in the market, and then rates will start to fall.”
Meanwhile, potatoes are still selling for cheap at Tk 20 to 25 per kg, while local onions have dropped by Tk 5 to Tk 70-75 per kg. Local ginger prices have also fallen by Tk 50-60 to Tk 120-140 per kg.
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