The Ministry of Commerce on Thursday fixed the price of egg at Tk12 per piece at the retail level.
The ministry also set prices of onions at Tk64-65 per kg, potatoes at Tk 35-36 per kg, bottled soybean oil at Tk169 per litre, open (loose) soybean at Tk149 per litre, and palm oil at Tk124 per litre.
The sugar (open) price was fixed at Tk120 per kg, while the packaged sugar was at Tk135 per kg.
The ministry has determined the prices based on the recommendations of the agriculture ministry and the fisheries and livestock ministry.
Earlier, the commerce ministry sought a recommendation from the ministries based on the production and marketing costs of these goods.
The government has decided to operate drives across the country and enhance monitoring to ensure the selling of these goods at the prices fixed by it, the commerce secretary told UNB.