Staff Correspondent 

The prices of the old variant of Miniket rice and Nazirshail rice have remained high for the past few weeks on the capital’s kitchen markets, ranging between Tk 70 and Tk 85 a kilogram.

However, prices of newly arrived variants of Miniket and Nazirshail rice remained stable at Tk 68-70 a kilogram.

Over a month ago, prices of the older variants of Miniket and Nazirshail rice rose by Tk 2-4 a kilogram.

Moreover, prices of unpackaged aromatic rice have risen by Tk 10-20 over the past few weeks to Tk 150-165 a kilogram, up from Tk 140-150 a few weeks ago.

Meanwhile, the prices of major winter vegetables remained stable on Friday on the kitchen markets, along with those of chicken and eggs.

The prices of chickpeas declined to Tk 90-95 a kilogram from Tk 105-110 a kilogram over the past few weeks.

For the past several weeks, prices of moong dal and fine lentils remained high, with lentils selling at Tk 160 a kilogram, while moong dal was priced at Tk 180 a kilogram.

The price of unpackaged sugar remained high at Tk 100-105 a kilogram on Friday, as it has for the past few months. 

Among Ramadan essentials, date prices increased by Tk 20-40 a kilogram across most variants.

Beshon prices ranged from Tk 70 to Tk 100 a kilogram, depending on the variant.

Prices of broiler chicken remained stable at about Tk 170-180 a kilogram, though prices of small-sized Sonali chicken rose by Tk 10-15 a kilogram to Tk 290-300 a kilogram, up from Tk 270-280 since the beginning of the winter.

Egg prices remained stable, selling at Tk 100-110 a dozen.

Vegetable prices on wholesale and retail markets remained stable due to abundant supply, easing pressure on consumers, though traders fear that the end of the winter season and the upcoming national election could create a supply crunch.

On Friday, newly arrived onions were sold at Tk 50 a kilogram, while imported onions were sold at Tk 60-70 a kilogram. Newly arrived potatoes were sold at Tk 25 a kilogram.

Major winter vegetables such as cauliflower and cabbage were sold at Tk 30-40 apiece,  beans and radish at Tk 30-40 a kilogram, bottle gourd at Tk 30-50 apiece and pumpkins at Tk 30-40 a kilogram.

Turnip cabbage was sold at Tk 30-40 a kilogram, carrot at Tk 40 a kilogram and aubergine at Tk 60-80 a kilogram.

However, tomatoes and cucumbers remained costly at Tk 60-80 a kilogram.

Among other vegetables, green chillies were sold at Tk 80-100 a kilogram, bitter gourd at Tk 100, yardlong beans at Tk 100-120, papaya at Tk 35-40, taro runner at Tk 60,

taro stems at Tk 60 and red chillies at Tk 350-500 a kilogram, depending on the variety.

Meanwhile, prices on neighbourhood markets were Tk 10-30 higher per kilogram unit than those on wholesale markets.

Md Ismail, a trader at Karwan Bazar, said that vegetable prices remain stable on the market; however, supply might tighten in the coming weeks as winter approached its end.

‘Moreover, the national election scheduled for February 12 will also impact the supply chain,’ he added.

On Friday, locally grown garlic was priced at Tk 140 a kilogram, while imported garlic sold at Tk 200 a kilogram. Ginger was priced at Tk 200-220 a kilogram.

Packaged soya  bean oil was sold at Tk 195 a litre, while unpackaged soybean oil was sold at Tk 176 a litre and unpackaged palm oil at Tk 166 a litre.

Packaged atta was sold at Tk 62-65 a kilogram and unpackaged atta at Tk 45-50 a kilogram. Packaged maida was sold at Tk 75 a kilogram and unpackaged maida at Tk 65.

Beef prices remained at Tk 750-800 a kilogram and mutton at Tk 1,100-1,200 a kilogram on Friday.

On fish markets, prices remained largely stable, with Tilapia selling at Tk 220-250 a kilogram depending on size.

Pabda was priced at Tk 300-350 a kilogram, Ruhi at Tk 300-450, Katla at Tk 350-450, Koi at Tk 250-280 and Shing at Tk 400-500 a kilogram.

Among other varieties, Hilsa was sold at Tk 1,000-3,000 a kilogram depending on size, large shrimp at Tk 800-1,000, Pangas at Tk 170-200 and Shol at about Tk 800 a kilogram.

Published Date: February 6, 2026