Green chilli now sells at Tk 300 in Bangladesh

Green chilli prices have started coming down both at wholesale and retail levels amid a rise in import as well as in local supply of this hot spice. The essential cooking item retailed at Tk 280-300 a kg in Dhaka city on Monday in a fall from Tk 500-800 earlier, according to kitchen market sources. Wholesale prices declined to Tk 180-250 on the day from Tk 300-450 a day ago at Karwanbazar, Shyambazar and Beribandh outlets. Meanwhile, private importers brought 229 tonnes of green chilli until 4:30 pm on Monday, said Muhammad Liakat Hossain Khan, deputy director of the plant quarantine wing (import) under agriculture ministry. A total of 130 companies have so far been permitted to bring in 46,230 tonnes of green chilli. The import would continue for the time being, he told the FE. Agriculture ministry started allowing imports on June 26 amid an extortionate rise in the prices of chilli. Apart from a rise in import, the supply of green chilli from local hubs to the market has also ...