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The shortage of bottled soybean oil, which has been observed in the city market for the past two weeks, has not yet been resolved.
Vendors say that despite placing orders for oil, distributors or dealers are unable to supply it properly. As a result, oil is not sufficiently available in stores.
Faruk Hossain, a seller at Ripa General Store in Niketan kitchen market, told bdnews24.com: "For the past month, I have been selling only loose soybean oil. Occasionally, I receive one or two cartons, but they run out quickly. There’s not enough to display in the store."
Afroza Begum, a housewife who came to buy oil, said: "This has started because of Ramadan approaching."
Meanwhile, after several months of high rice prices, there has been no new increase.
On Friday, the price of fine (Miniket) rice ranged from Tk 82 to Tk 88 per kg, depending on quality.
Atish (medium thin) rice is priced at Tk 65, Paijam rice at Tk 70, and coarse rice at Tk 52 to Tk 55 per kg.
When asked about the rice prices, vendor Faruk Hossain said: "The price of rice is still high, it hasn't decreased. If the government increases monitoring, the prices could return to their previous level."