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Prices of vegetables, garlic, ginger and green chilli have witnessed further hike in last seven days, augmenting sufferings of the commoners.
Meanwhile, farm egg price showed a slight decline which was balanced out by further surge in price of palm oil, said market sources.
Prices of brinjal, okra, snake gourd, colocasia stem, tomato and leafy vegetables rose by Tk5.0-15 a kg or bunch while prices of cauliflower, cucumber and carrot remained static.
Brinjal price hit Tk 60-70 a kg and okra Tk 90-100 a kg on Thursday.
Tomato price witnessed a slight hike as the item retailed at Tk 40-50 a kg.
Green chilli price reached Tk150-180 a kg showing Tk30 hike in a week.
Md Jakaria, a vendor at Rayer Bazar in the city, said supply of early summer vegetables was yet to rise while production of winter vegetables has just ended.
He said prices of most of the vegetables are on rise during this transition period, a trend which will continue until April.
Price of imported garlic reached Tk200-220 a kg and that of ginger went up to Tk200-320 a kg marking Tk20-30 hike, said grocers and vendors.
Palm oil price continued to hike as it retailed at Tk150-155 a litre showing a Tk5.0 surge.
Meanwhile, farm egg price showed Tk15-20 decline per dozen in last few days as it retailed at Tk130-135 a dozen.
Price of broiler chicken, however, remained static at Tk 220-240 a kg, maintaining previous highs.
Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) secretary Humayun Kabir Bhuiyan said prices of most of the essential commodities continued to increase hurting million of poor consumers.
He added traders have raised prices of essentials long before the beginning of the month of Ramadan.
Palm oil price showed a decline for last four months but it has been rising in the domestic market.
He urged the government to further review the palm oil and other edible oil prices following the downtrend in the global market.
There is no alternative of strict monitoring by the government agencies to bring prices of key essentials within the reach of millions of poor people, he added.