Soaring food prices and costs of living
Friday, 3 August 2007
COARSE rice of the worst variety now sells for Taka 26 per kg. This is without a parallel in Bangladesh's history. Ata is selling for Taka 35 per kg which was some Taka 24 only about a week ago. Prices of foodgrains are not creeping up but shooting up.
Under the circumstances, the hardships of common people need no explanation. All compliments for having a big forex reserve, neat macro economic management, etc., become meaningless when the costs of living are becoming unbearable for the poor who are the majority among the population.
Md Shahidullah
Arambag, Dhaka
Under the circumstances, the hardships of common people need no explanation. All compliments for having a big forex reserve, neat macro economic management, etc., become meaningless when the costs of living are becoming unbearable for the poor who are the majority among the population.
Md Shahidullah
Arambag, Dhaka