Coarse rice prices have registered a whopping 42% rise in the last one year, according to the state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) which keeps track of the prices of daily necessities. A kilogram of coarse rice was sold at Tk45-Tk50 while fine rice was sold at Tk55-Tk60 per kilogram at different grocery stores in the capital on Saturday. According to TCB, coarse rice prices saw a surge of Tk3-Tk5 per kg while fine rice saw a Tk5-Tk10 hike per kg over the past month. Syful Islam, a private university student, said the cost per meal in his mess hall has gone up to Tk10 due to soaring rice prices in the market. On June 2, Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury said rice prices rose due to these floods.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 11, 2017 11:26 UTC