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Skyrocketing prices lengthen OMS queues

People from lower-income groups are fighting for survival amid the rising prices of necessities. Some are queuing for hours behind trucks conducting open market sales (OMS) to purchase necessities at lower prices to ease the strain on their incomes.

The Directorate General of Food sells two tonnes of rice and one tonne of wholemeal wheat flour, or atta, through its open market sales trucks daily. The demand for discounted goods is so high that many have complained that stocks run out before they can make purchases, even if they have queued for hours. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
The Directorate General of Food sells two tonnes of rice and one tonne of wholemeal wheat flour, or atta, through its open market sales trucks daily. The demand for discounted goods is so high that many have complained that stocks run out before they can make purchases, even if they have queued for hours. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
People form long queues at OMS trucks to try and find some relief from the skyrocketing price of necessities. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
People form long queues at OMS trucks to try and find some relief from the skyrocketing price of necessities. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
A sales representative measures out rice for sale at an OMS truck. The truck sells rice at Tk 30 per kg. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
A sales representative measures out rice for sale at an OMS truck. The truck sells rice at Tk 30 per kg. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
OMS trucks sell wholemeal wheat flour, or atta, at Tk 24 per kg amid high inflation. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
OMS trucks sell wholemeal wheat flour, or atta, at Tk 24 per kg amid high inflation. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
A woman stands in line with a young child to purchase rice and wholemeal wheat flour, or atta, at a discounted price from an OMS truck. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
A woman stands in line with a young child to purchase rice and wholemeal wheat flour, or atta, at a discounted price from an OMS truck. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
The discounted prices at OMS trucks give people hope they can loosen the strain on their family budgets. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
The discounted prices at OMS trucks give people hope they can loosen the strain on their family budgets. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
People from lower-income groups are struggling to survive amid rising prices of necessities. Many have queued for extended periods at an OMS truck, hoping the discounted goods will provide them with some relief. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
People from lower-income groups are struggling to survive amid rising prices of necessities. Many have queued for extended periods at an OMS truck, hoping the discounted goods will provide them with some relief. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
People from lower-income groups are struggling to survive amid rising prices of necessities. Many have queued for extended periods at an OMS truck, hoping the discounted goods will provide them with some relief. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
People from lower-income groups are struggling to survive amid rising prices of necessities. Many have queued for extended periods at an OMS truck, hoping the discounted goods will provide them with some relief. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
A buyer signs his name to buy rice and flour from an OMS truck at discounted prices. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
A buyer signs his name to buy rice and flour from an OMS truck at discounted prices. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
A woman waits in line with a sleeping child for a chance to purchase rice and flour at discounted prices from an OMS truck. They have waited for a long time for the opportunity to buy necessities for cheap amid skyrocketing prices. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
A woman waits in line with a sleeping child for a chance to purchase rice and flour at discounted prices from an OMS truck. They have waited for a long time for the opportunity to buy necessities for cheap amid skyrocketing prices. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove

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