Visiting kitchen markets at Rampura, Malibagh, Moghbazar, Madhubagh, Karwanbazar and Shukrabad, Dhaka Tribune found that prices of most fishes increased by Tk20-50 while in some cases the prices went up by Tk100. Local Rui was retailing at Tk700-1,000 per kg while it was Tk500-800 per kg in wholesale markets. Local catfish (Magur) retailed at Tk550-600 per kg while in wholesale markets it was Tk500 per kg. Morshed Ali, a wholesale fish trader at Karwanbazar, admitted a slight price hike and said he made a marginal profit of Tk7-12 per kg. Mashiur Rahman, another wholesaler, said thanks to sufficient fish production, fish prices fish still remained stable.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 12, 2019 13:30 UTC