The prices of Miniket and Nazirshail rice witnessed a fresh hike of about Tk 2-4 a kilogram in the capital’s retail markets over the week ending Friday.

The prices surged even as new supplies from aus, aman and Nazirshail harvests have started reaching markets. 

On Friday, the prices of moong dal and fine lentils have also gone up. Prices of most vegetables remained affordable thanks to a huge supply, while that of egg and chicken stayed stable.

After visiting Kallaynpur Natun Bazar, Agargaon Taltola Bazar and Karwan Bazar wholesale market, it was observed that prices of all varieties of Miniket rice have increased.

Among popular varieties, Miniket of Manjur and Sagar brands was sold at Tk 83-84 a kilogram on Friday, which was around Tk 80 last week

Rice of Rashid and Rahman brands were sold at Tk 75 a kilogram, up from Tk 72 a kilogram, while non-branded Miniket increased to Tk 70 from Tk 65 a kilogram.

The local Nazirshail was sold at Tk 72-85 a kilogram, up Tk 3-4 from a week earlier, where imported Nazirshail was priced at Tk 75-8 a kilogram, compared with Tk 72-75 last week.

The price of coarse variant of rice remained unchanged on Friday, about Tk 50-60 a kilogram.

Mohammad Ali, a retailer from Karwan Bazar, said that they were buying rice from wholesalers at higher prices, so they had no option of selling it at lower prices.

Citing the company’s information, Syed Alam, a wholesale trader from Karwan Bazar, said that there was a scarcity of paddy, which pushed rice prices higher, while dense fog hindered the drying process.

However, Munsur Ahmed, another wholesaler from Karwan Bazar, said that the newly harvested paddy was available, so there could not be any issues of paddy scarcity.

‘The government should monitor the matter seriously as it seems the hike is intentional. The boro season will start about five months later. The hike in rice price at such a moment is not good for the country, it is alarming,’ he added.

Meanwhile, point-to-point inflation rose to 8.49 per cent in December 2025, up from 8.29 per cent in November, driven by higher prices of both food and non-food items.

In December, the food inflation was recorded at 7.71 per cent nationally, up from 7.31 per cent in November, where non-food inflation was 9.13 per cent, up from 9.08 per cent in November.

On Friday, alongside rice, the prices of fine variant lentils and moong dal have also increased, with lentils selling at Tk 160 a kilogram, up from Tk 150 a kilogram, while the price of moong dal remained high at Tk 180 a kilogram. However, the prices of coarse lentils fell by Tk 10 to Tk 90 a kilogram.

For the past two weeks, the price of unpackaged sugar jumped by Tk 10 a kilogram to Tk 100-105 a kilogram, though traders were unaware of the reason for the price hike. The price of the item was Tk 90 a kilogram two weeks ago.

The trader said that wholesale prices of a 50-kilogram sack of sugar increased by about Tk 200-250; as a result, retail prices had also gone up.

Meanwhile, vegetable prices on the wholesale and retail markets remained stable due to abundant supply, easing pressure on ordinary consumers.  

On Friday, newly arrived onions were sold at Tk 55-60 a kilogram, while imported onions were sold at Tk 65-70 a kilogram.

Newly arrived potatoes were sold at Tk 20-25 a kilogram, while the older variant – almost unavailable – was also at Tk 20-25 a kilogram.

Common winter vegetables like cauliflower, cabbage, beans, radish, bottle gourd, and pumpkins were sold at Tk 30 apiece, Tk 30 apiece, Tk 30-40 a kilogram, Tk 30 a kilogram, Tk 40-50 apiece and Tk 30-40 a kilogram, respectively.

Turnip cabbage was sold at Tk 30 a kilogram, carrot at Tk 50 a kilogram, and aubergine at Tk 40-50 a kilogram on Friday. 

However, tomatoes and cucumbers remained costly, at Tk 80-100 a kilogram.

Traders said that the prices came down thanks to increased supply, which would continue in the coming weeks.

Among other notable vegetables, the price of green chillies was Tk 80 a kilogram, bitter gourd Tk 80 a kilogram, papaya at Tk 30 a kilogram, taro runner at Tk 60 a kilogram, taro stems at Tk 60 a kilogram, and red chillies were selling for Tk 350-500 a kilogram, depending on the variety.

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

On Friday, locally grown garlic was priced at Tk 100 a kilogram, while its imported variant was priced at Tk 180 a kilogram. Meanwhile, ginger was sold for Tk 130 a kilogram on Friday.

Price of packaged soya bean oil was hiked to Tk 195 a litre from Tk 189, that of a 5-litre bottle to Tk 955 from Tk 922, while that of unpackaged soya bean oil was fixed at Tk 176 a litre from Tk 172 and that of unpackaged palm oil at Tk 166 a litre from Tk 150.

The price of broiler chicken remained stable at Tk 160-170 a kilogram, while eggs were sold at Tk 100-115 a dozen.

Sonali chicken was sold at Tk 250-280 a kilogram, and the domestic variant at Tk 550-600 a kilogram.

Packaged atta sold for Tk 62-65 a kilogram and unpackaged atta for Tk 45-50 a kilogram. Meanwhile, packaged maida sold for Tk 75 a kilogram and its unpackaged variant for Tk 65 a kilogram.

The price of beef remained at Tk 750-800 a kilogram and mutton at Tk 1,100-1,200 a kilogram on Friday.

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

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

Among other varieties, Hilsa was selling at Tk 1,000-3,000 a kilogram based on size, large shrimp at Tk 800-1,000 per kilogram, Pangas at Tk 170-200, and Shol at around Tk 800 a kilogram.