Karwan Bazar traders announce price cut on essential commodities
- Update Time : Monday, 23 February, 2026, 05:06 pm
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Online Desk : Karwan Bazar traders have announced price reductions on several essential commodities in Ramadan in an effort to help keep daily necessities affordable for consumers. The announcement was made on Monday at a press conference organised by Islamiya Shanti Samiti at the Kitchen Market in Karwan Bazar which aims to stabilize the prices of essential goods during Ramadan.
At the press conference, traders announced that they will sell lemon Tk 2 less per piece, edible oil Tk 1 less per litre, sugar Tk 1 less per kg, Chickpeas Tk 2 less per kg, tang (200g packet) Tk 5 less, beef Tk 30 less per kg, miniket rice Tk 1 less per kg. Newly elected Member of Parliament for Dhaka-12, Saiful Alam Milon, was present at the event.
Saiful Islam Sujon, General Secretary of the Karwan Bazar Paka Market Aratdar Samiti, said traders purchase lemons from Srimangal at Tk 11 to Tk 12 per piece. After being brought to Karwan Bazar, the lemons are sorted into five categories and sold at varying prices.
”Some lemons are sold for Tk 3–4, while larger, higher-quality lemons are sold for as much as Tk 17. From now on, we will reduce Tk 2 per lemon. That means a lemon previously priced at Tk 17, will now be sold for Tk 15.”
