The prices of soybean oil and sugar have witnessed upward adjustment in the country in line with the prices in global market.

With the latest adjustment, the consumers will have to pay Taka 190 for a one-litre bottled soyabean oil and Taka 108 for a kilogram of packaged sugar.

Under the fresh adjustment, the price of sugar has been increased by Taka 13 per KG while at the same time soybean oil price has been hiked by Taka 12 per litre.

Meanwhile, the maximum retail prices have been set at Taka 172 for per litre loose soybean oil and Taka 102 for per KG loose sugar respectively.

The new rates will be effective from today.

Bangladesh Sugar Refiners Association and Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners and Vanaspati Manufacturers Association issued separate notifications confirming the new prices from today.

Meanwhile, the price of palm oil has been fixed at Taka 121 per litre while a five-litre jar of soybean oil will cost Taka 925 from today.