Jumbangla Desk: Prices of all types of vegetables have increased in Bagerhat. However, the price of green pepper has increased the most. A few markets in Bagerhat city on Monday (October 14) saw green chillies being sold at Tk 600 per kg. Which was 180-220 taka a week ago.

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Why is the price of chili so high? To such a question, vegetable seller Sheikh Parvez said that almost all the vegetable fields have been destroyed due to heavy rains and floods. Due to low supply in the market, prices of most vegetables including green chillies have increased.

A buyer named Mustafa Alam said that the price of green pepper has increased so much that he could not buy as per requirement. Returning home after buying 12 green chillies for 30 taka.

Another person named Khalid Hasan said that 15 days ago, the prices of all kinds of vegetables, including green chillies, were normal. The price has gone up a lot this week. I bought 200 grams of green pepper for 140 taka.

A woman named Salma Akhter said that the price of pepper has more than doubled in a week. If this continues, it will be difficult for us to survive.

Abdullah Al Imran, Assistant Director of Bagerhat Consumer Rights Protection Department, said that the market monitoring task force has been formed to control the market price and keep the purchasing power of the common people. Regularly raiding the market. Action is being taken if there is any discrepancy or irregularity.