🍲 Street Food Inflation & Tong Economy
The Dhaka Fuchka & Shingara Index (ফুচকা ও সিঙ্গারা সূচক)
bdmcp tracks 25 years of Dhaka's beloved street foods: fuchka plates inflating 10x from ৳10 (2000) to ৳100 (2025), while the humble shingara jumped from ৳1 (1995) to ৳10.
2025 Fuchka Plate
৳100/plate
10 pieces, Dhanmondi & TSC benchmark
2000 Fuchka Plate
৳10/plate
The golden TSC adda era
25-Year Inflation
10.0x
1,000% cumulative price surge
Shingara (2025)
৳10/piece
Up from ৳1 in 1995 (10x in 30 yrs)
📊 Fuchka & Shingara Price Trajectory (2000–2025 in BDT)
Dhaka Street Food Inflation Index
Source: TSC/DU, BUET Cafeteria & Dhanmondi Tong Benchmarks
Fuchka Plate (৳)
Shingara Piece (৳)
🧮 Street Food Budget Calculator (খাবার বাজেট)
How many plates of fuchka could your budget buy across the decades?
"Fuchka plate ৳100 হয়ে গেছে মামা, আর বাড়াইলে খামু না!" — The universal cry of every Dhaka university student since 2000.
🏛️ Official Citations & Primary Source References
bdmcp enforces strict data provenance. Every dataset and indicator on this page is linked directly to authoritative Bangladesh Government gazettes, central bank bulletins, or official trade archives.
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Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM) Chickpea, Spices & Tamarind Pricing ↗ Verified Public Source🏛️ Department of Agricultural Marketing (DAM)Daily wholesale benchmarks for Dabli chickpea (ডাবলি), chili powder, cumin, and tamarind across Karwan Bazar.
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Bangladesh Restaurant Owners Association (রেস্তোরাঁ মালিক সমিতি) ↗ Verified Public Source🏛️ National Restaurant Industry AssociationInformal fast food and street snack cost inflation surveys across Dhaka University TSC, Dhanmondi Lake, and Bailey Road.
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BBS Consumer Price Index (CPI) Street Food & Eating Out Group ↗ Verified Public Source🏛️ Bangladesh Bureau of StatisticsTen-year price tracking for prepared snacks, cooked street food items, and tea-stall refreshments.