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Fruits prices spike in Ramadan

Prices of apples and grapes and similar local and foreign fruits have soared in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar at the start of Ramadan. Only a handful of fruits are available under TK 100 a kg while foreign fruits cost at least Tk 300-Tk 400 per kg.

Watermelons are priced at Tk 55-Tk 65 per kg at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar on Monday, Mar 3, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Watermelons are priced at Tk 55-Tk 65 per kg at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar on Monday, Mar 3, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Watermelons are priced at Tk 55-Tk 65 per kg at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar on Monday, Mar 3, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Watermelons are priced at Tk 55-Tk 65 per kg at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar on Monday, Mar 3, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Prices of green plums have not dropped this season as sellers sell the fruit at Tk 100 per kg in Karwan Bazar on Monday, Mar 3, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Prices of green plums have not dropped this season as sellers sell the fruit at Tk 100 per kg in Karwan Bazar on Monday, Mar 3, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The demand for pears, which are imported, goes up in Ramadan, but the prices are higher this year. The fruit is being sold at TK 350 each kg in Karwan Bazar on Monday, Mar 3, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The demand for pears, which are imported, goes up in Ramadan, but the prices are higher this year. The fruit is being sold at TK 350 each kg in Karwan Bazar on Monday, Mar 3, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Sellers have several different types of apples in Karwan Bazar, with prices ranging from Tk 320-Tk 450. Photo taken on Monday, Mar 3, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Sellers have several different types of apples in Karwan Bazar, with prices ranging from Tk 320-Tk 450. Photo taken on Monday, Mar 3, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Fruit sellers are selling black grapes at Tk 500 per kg at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar on Monday, Mar 3, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Fruit sellers are selling black grapes at Tk 500 per kg at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar on Monday, Mar 3, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Local and Chinese oranges are being sold at Tk 300-Tk 350 per kg in Karwan Bazar on Monday, Mar 3, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Local and Chinese oranges are being sold at Tk 300-Tk 350 per kg in Karwan Bazar on Monday, Mar 3, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The demand for pears, which are imported, goes up in Ramadan, but the prices are higher this year. The fruit is being sold at TK 350 each kg in Karwan Bazar on Monday, Mar 3, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The demand for pears, which are imported, goes up in Ramadan, but the prices are higher this year. The fruit is being sold at TK 350 each kg in Karwan Bazar on Monday, Mar 3, 2025. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

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Published : 05 Mar 2025, 02:13 AM

Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 05:47 PM

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