Sugar prices go up, Palm oil go down

The authorities have increased sugar prices by Tk 6 per kg while lowered super palm oil by Tk 8 a litre.

Refined but loose sugar will be sold at Tk 90 a kg in the retail markets while the price of packaged sugar will be Tk 95 from now on.

Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh said after a meeting at the ministry on Thursday.

Super palm oil prices have been fixed at Tk 125 per litre, although the product has been being sold at Tk 118 to Tk 125, he said.