Price of coarse and fine varieties of rice, eggs and lentil remained unchanged in the city's kitchen markets yesterday while those of edible oil, flour (ata) and winter vegetables are coming down.

Customers in the city markets hoped that the prices of essentials commodities would come down further if the government maintained its ongoing 'vigilance' on market price.

Traders said the fall in the prices of commodities is the outcome of emergency measures taken by the government. They claimed that they were selling their commodities with minimal profits.

They called upon the government to help smooth supply of commodities in the markets for containing the prices.

While visiting different kitchen markets yesterday it was found that Minicate variety of rice was selling between Tk 38 and Tk 40 per kg while Nazirshail variety at Tk 36 and Tk 40, BR-28, BR-29 and Pari were selling between Tk 28 and Tk 32 per kg, Paizam at Tk 30 and Tk 32 and Swarna Tk 30 and coarse at Tk 25 per kg.

A kg of poultry bird was selling at Tk 120 to Tk 125 as against Tk 130 in the past few days.

The prices of eggs remain high.Per hali of egg was selling between Tk 28 and Tk 30 yesterday.

One kg of potato was sold at Tk 16, brinjal Tk 24 to Tk 28, papaya at Tk 12 to Tk 14, cucumber between Tk 16 and Tk 18, tomato Tk 18 to Tk 20, beans Tk 22 to Tk 24 and Tk 30, radish Tk 10 to Tk 12, bitter gourd Tk 32 to Tk Tk 34, carrot Tk 20. Green chilli was selling at Tk 20 to Tk 22 per kg yesterday that was Tk 30 to Tk32 in the last few days.

A kg of local onion was selling at 28 to Tk 30, which was Tk 34 to Tk 36 in the last week.

Local and imported lentil were selling at Tk 108 to Tk 110 and Tk 85 to Tk 88 per kg respectively remaining unchanged at the retail level during the last week.

Soyabean and super palm were selling at Tk 72 and Tk 74 and Super Palm was sold at Tk 60 to Tk 65 per kg respectively.

Different brands of canned soyabean oil were sold between Tk 380 and Tk 400. A kg of flour was priced at Tk 22 to Tk 23 and one kg packet of branded flour was selling Tk 26 to Tk 28 in the city's markets.

The price of different varieties of fishes remained as usual as in the last week price while a kg of beef was priced at Tk 220 and mutton was sold between Tk 320 and Tk 330.