Some relief for families as vegetable prices ease slightly after a month

After a month of paying eye-watering rates for vegetables, Safayet Hossain is pleased to see an easing of prices in the market. He was able to buy beans, yardlong beans, bottle gourd, bitter gourd, and several other common household vegetables at Tk 10-15 per kg below the previous price at the Karwan Bazar wet market on Friday. The prices of everyday vegetables had been steep for the past month, Safayet said. Though they haven’t yet returned to typical levels, it has still brought some relief to the family budget. Safayet bought his vegetables from trader Prabir Sarkar, who introduced himself as a graduate from Government Titumir College. "When prices increase, we also get stressed,” he said. “For the past few...