Their exhausting wait for subsidised essentials is quite telling
Lack of proper government actions is costing citizens dearly
Govt must deal with the underlying reasons for unchecked inflation
Food prices continue to climb as the holy month begins
Why can’t authorities control food prices despite assurances?
Authorities must address skyrocketing food prices
Commerce ministry forecasts
Riazul Haque, manager of a wholesale rice shop in the capital’s Mirpur, usually goes to Kachukhet kitchen market with Tk 500 every Friday.
Does the government not know of the plight of lower- and middle-income groups?
People in fixed income groups have been suffering the brunt of spiralling price of essentials. While traders love to blame rising prices of vegetables on supply shortage, adverse weather and the rains, the situation with the price of rice is a bit more complicated.