Staff Reporter
The price of different varieties of rice registered a slight fall in the city’s retail and wholesale markets.
In recent days the price of coarse rice has declined by Tk 50 to Tk 60 per maund and other varieties of rice have registered a fall of Tk 1 to Tk 2 per kg at different shopping outlets in the city. The bumper production of ‘Boro’ this year is expected to reduce the price of rice even further.
Rice traders at the city markets hoped that the price of rice would come down gradually in the days ahead, as the anticipated ‘Boro’ rice would help reduce the price and relieve the sufferings of the consumers. [Read more]