Jumbangla Desk: Azhar Mia runs a rice hotel at the bus stand of Sonagazi town in Feni. A family of 5 dependent on hotel sales. Apart from the hotel's income, Tenetun lived with what he had for a whole month. But it has become impossible for him to run a hotel and family due to high prices of goods.

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Azhar Mia said in a tone of despair on Thursday afternoon that the prices of all the products of the hotel, including fish and meat, rice, pulses, oil, eggs, coriander leaves, vegetables, have increased. Coriander leaves available at the rate of 100 taka per kg have to be bought for 1000 taka. Having to buy at a higher price and sell to the customer at the previous price. Customers don't come to hotels if they want fair prices. If the price does not come down, there is no alternative but to close the rice hotel.

Talking to Harun, an auto driver in the municipal market while buying vegetables. He said in a disappointed tone, the current income is much less than the previous income. Coming to the market, I see darkness in my eyes. I don't know how to live my life. I have reduced the expenses in all sectors in the family, but still the tension. There is no condition to buy vegetables. Hearing the price makes his head spin. Now when I hear about coming to the market, my mind gets angry.

Noor Nahar, the wife of an expatriate who came to the market, said that the price of vegetables was higher than the price two days ago. The price is increasing by leaps and bounds every day. The prices of all vegetables including bitter gourd, kolmi, puishak, papaya, barbati, kachumukhi, chichinga, kankrol, sweet pumpkin have increased by Tk 20 to Tk 30 per kg. Last day, coriander leaves were sold for Tk 400 per kg, but now they are selling at Tk 1,000.

People like Azhar, Harun, Noor Nahar are worried about the market situation. Talked with at least eight people of different classes and professions on this day.

They said that average quality rice is 70 taka per kg in the market. The price of farm eggs is 50-55, 500-280 for large-sized farming, 350 for rice, 700 to 1000 for farming and river prawns. The price of all vegetables is also skyrocketing. But the income did not increase even a penny. Lower and middle class families are not able to reduce the tension by borrowing or breaking savings.

A vegetable trader named Nizam Uddin said, we do not increase the price. Buy at a higher price, sell at a higher price. what will we do You have to buy at high prices from dealers.

Regarding the high price of coriander leaves, he said, there is a demand for coriander leaves among hoteliers. That's why the price hikers realized the opportunity. Having to argue with the buyer all the time.

Various markets of the upazila have been visited, the prices of all the daily products have been increasing gradually for a month. Apart from rice, pulses, oil, potato, onion, vegetables, fish, meat, chicken, the prices of all things are skyrocketing. Especially in the span of a week, the vegetable market has been riding high.

Traders in the market said that due to the increase in the price of vegetables, now the customers are buying less. The one who used to buy one kg, now buys one poa or half a kg. Many are turning away after hearing the price. The sales are much lower than before. Seeing the price is high, people buy less. The supply of vegetables in the market is low, hence the price is high. But this time the price of vegetables has increased abnormally.

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Dr. Noor Nabi, President of Sonagazi Bazaar Traders Association, said that the ability of the lower and middle class to buy fish and meat is gradually running out. Even if you can afford to buy vegetables, it is difficult to get them now due to abnormal prices. People are suffering a lot because the prices of daily commodities are unstable. The government should improve the market supply system to control the prices of daily commodities. At the same time, it is necessary to increase the surveillance of the Agricultural Marketing Department to control the market of agricultural products.