Govt fixes prices of 29 products 

The government has fixed prices of 29 essential products, including fish and meat, for the month of Ramadan.

The Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM) issued a circular in this regard on March 15.

According to the circular, it has requested authorities concerned to sell the products at the newly-fixed rates. 

The DAM also fixed the price of chickpea at Tk98 per kg, coarse lentils at Tk105.50 per kg, premium lentils at Tk130.50 per kg and mung dal at Tk165.81 per kg.

As per the new DAM instructions, beef is to be sold at Tk 664.39 per kg at the retail level, mutton at Tk1003.56 per kg, broiler chicken at Tk175.30 per kg and and sonali chicken at Tk262 per kg.

Besides, farmed pangas fish price has been fixed at Tk180.87 per kg and farmed katla fish at Tk353.59 per kg.

Egg price has been set at Tk10.49 per piece.According to the new rates, the price of locally produced onion has been set at Tk65.40 per kg at the retail level, eggplant at Tk49.75 per kg, potato at Tk28.55 per kg, green chillies at Tk 60.20 per kg, dry chillies at Tk 327.34 per kg, bean at Tk48 per kg, cauliflower at Tk29.60 per kg, imported ginger at Tk180.20 per kg, and locally produced garlic price at Tk120.81 per kg.