Manipulation of potato prices is not new in Bangladesh.
For any major crop, there are local and national profiteers, who make plans to maximise profits way before the crops land in the markets.
Inflation has become a worldwide phenomenon, not only specific to the developing world.
Why expect different outcomes with the same flawed policy?
Govt move fails for lack of strong oversight on suppliers
This mechanism of hiking prices is not new.
Will we hear yet another "eggcellent" proposal to import dub in order to force the local market to lower their price?
The government should have facilitated egg imports for a certain period because of the recent abnormal price hike for the low-cost source of protein, according to Ghulam Rahman, president of the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB).
Why are we not increasing food production at home and being less dependent on imports?
Manipulation of potato prices is not new in Bangladesh.
For any major crop, there are local and national profiteers, who make plans to maximise profits way before the crops land in the markets.
Inflation has become a worldwide phenomenon, not only specific to the developing world.
Why expect different outcomes with the same flawed policy?
Govt move fails for lack of strong oversight on suppliers
This mechanism of hiking prices is not new.
Will we hear yet another "eggcellent" proposal to import dub in order to force the local market to lower their price?
The government should have facilitated egg imports for a certain period because of the recent abnormal price hike for the low-cost source of protein, according to Ghulam Rahman, president of the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB).
Why are we not increasing food production at home and being less dependent on imports?
When a year passes, those who had a good time look forward to continuing the momentum while those who had struggled to keep their head above water might breathe a sigh of relief.