Funny how AL supporters keep so quiet about the government's handling of food prices. I remember the days of the CTG - oh how they cared about food prices back then!
--- In alochona@yahoogroups.com, Isha Khan <bdmailer@...> wrote:
>
> Food price up 28pc in a year
>
>
> Food price has increased more than 28 per cent on an average in a year and
> over 9 per cent month-on-month, a government report shows.
> A study of the retail food prices, done on the basis of information
> gathered by the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh, showed that major food
> items became costlier by as high as 122 per cent year-on-year.
> The TCB's October 1 report showed that among 30 food items in different
> categories, prices of at least 20 items had increased sharply in a year and
> more than 25 items month-on-month.
> The government's market monitoring agency lists 11 products – coarse
> rice, coarse flour, edible oil, red lentil, potato, onion, dry chilli, sugar
> and milk powder – as `most sensitive' essentials.
> All `most essential' commodities became costlier month-on-month and seven
> commodities year-on-year.
> The TCB report said that the price of coarse rice increased by 43 per
> cent over a year and 6.5 per cent month-on-month and that of medium grade
> rice soared by 38 per cent in a year and 3 per cent month-on-month while the
> price of fine rice rose by 20 per cent and 5 per cent respectively.
> The price of coarse flour increased by 53 per cent in a year and 11 per
> cent month-on-month and that of soya bean oil by 19 per cent and 10 per cent
> respectively. The price of red lentil declined by 14 per cent year-on-year
> but increased by 3 per cent month-on-month.
> Potato price decreased by 54 per cent year-on-year but became 4 per cent
> costlier month-on-month, onion price rose 14 per cent year-on-year and 43
> per cent month- on-month.
> The price of sugar declined 7 per cent year-on-year but increased 4 per
> cent month-on-month, that of milk powder decreased 11 per cent year-on-year
> but increased 4 per cent month-on-month.
> Garlic price increased 24 per cent month-on-month and 100 per cent
> year-on-year, turmeric 7 per cent and 122 per cent respectively, egg 28 per
> cent and 6 per cent, mung dal 21 per cent and 39 per cent and hilsha fish 38
> per cent and 18 per cent respectively.
> Emdad Hossain Malik, chief of the market monitoring cell of the Consumers
> Association of Bangladesh, said that price of almost everything in the
> kitchen market had increased considerably in a year and the prices were
> soaring further.
>
> http://www.newagebd.com/2010/oct/04/front.html
>
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