The prices of red lentil went up on the kitchen markets in the capital, Dhaka, over the week.

Traders said that the coarse variety of red lentil increased due to higher demand as the prices of fine and medium-quality varieties remained high for a long time.

The price of the coarse variety of red lentil increased by Tk 5-10 a kilogram and the item was selling for Tk 75-80 a kg.

The fine variety sold for Tk 120-125 a kg, the medium-quality variety for Tk 90-95 a kg on Saturday.

The prices of most of the daily essential commodities remained high on the kitchen markets in the city over the week.

Aubergine sold for Tk 80-90 a kg, papaya for Tk 40 a kg, bitter gourd for Tk 80 a kg, okra for Tk 70-80 a kg, bottle gourd for Tk 50-70 apiece, Chinese okra for Tk 70 a kg, string beans for Tk 80-90 a kg, beans for Tk 100-120 a kg, radish for Tk 50 a kg, cucumber for Tk 70-80 a kg and tomato for Tk 100-120 a kg on Saturday.

The price of green chilli remained high and the item sold for Tk 200 a kg on the day.

Broiler chicken was selling for Tk 125-135 a kg while locally bred hens sold for Tk 450-500 a kg.

Potato was retailing at Tk 45 a kg in the city over the week.

The prices of onion also remained high. The local variety sold for Tk 90-100 a kg while the imported variety sold for Tk 70-80 a kg.

The prices of garlic remained unchanged over the week. The imported variety retailed at Tk 90-100 a kg while the local variety sold for Tk 100-120 a kg in the capital.

The imported variety of ginger sold for Tk 220-260 a kg and the local variety retailed at Tk 160-200 a kg.

Unpackaged soya bean oil sold for Tk 92-98 a litre while palm oil sold for Tk 85-90 a litre.

One litre of bottled soya bean oil sold for Tk 108-110 while five litres of packaged soya bean oil sold for Tk 490-540 on Saturday.

Beef sold for Tk 550-560 a kg while mutton sold for Tk 800-900 a kg in the capital.

The price of eggs remained high with four pieces selling for Tk 38-40.

The prices of fish remained unchanged over the week.

Rohita sold for Tk 260-350 a kg and Katla for Tk 250-350 a kg, depending on size and quality.

Pangas sold for Tk 130-180 a kg and Tilapia sold for Tk 120-160 a kg.

Fine-quality packaged salt retailed at Tk 35 a kg while the refined variety retailed at Tk 25 a kg.

Refined sugar retailed at Tk 60-65 a kg while the locally produced variety retailed at Tk 70 a kg.

The prices of rice remained high on the markets in the capital.

The BR-28 variety sold for Tk 54-55 a kg. The standard variety of Miniket rice sold for Tk 56-58 a kg and the fine variety sold for Tk 60-65 a kg.

The fine variety of Najirshail rice retailed at Tk 60-65 a kg and the coarse variety sold for Tk 44-48 a kg.