Staff Reporter
After showing an upward trend for the last several days, the prices of rice in the city’s wholesale and retail markets came to a halt yesterday.
The prices of rice have also come down by Tk 25 to Tk 30 in the wholesale markets of rice in Chittagong following the unloading of imported rice from ships at Chittagong Port.
However, the prices of flour, lentil and edible oil marked a sharp rise in one week. Atta is now selling Tk 40 per kg, while soyabean oil at Tk 100 per kg and Masur lentil at Tk 80 per kg.

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