Another hike in edible oil prices

Edible oil prices witnessed a fresh spike over the last few days in line with rising international prices, supply rationing by processors and wholesalers, and decreasing spending power of the country's fixed and low-income earners. Consumers at wet markets in Chattogram had to pay about Tk 142 for one litre of soybean oil yesterday, up 3 per cent from Tk 138 a week ago. To buy