Mohammad Shahid looked at the shopkeeper in Karwan Bazar in disbelief after hearing that a kg of onions was selling for Tk 120.
The High Court today directed the commerce secretary to form a high-powered committee to probe the price hikes of agricultural products including potato, onion and eggs, and ordered for submission of a report
TCB will sell soybean oil at Tk 100 per litre, potato at Tk 30 per kilogramme (kg), onion at Tk 50 a kg and lentil at Tk 60 per kg.
Prices of potatoes and onions also fixed; bottled soybean oil price reduced
Why is the government failing to manage the market as they should?
This did not happen by chance, but because of poor governance
Reportedly, there is no shortage of it in the country
We don’t need another botched govt relief programme for the poor
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain alleges that the government has completely failed to control the market at the beginning of the fasting month of Ramadan.
Taking advantage of increased demand for sugar during Ramadan, many of the traders are making extra profits from the sweetener -- a practice that prompted strong warnings from Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed.
Consumers are paying more for some essentials such as chickpea, sugar, garlic and khesari pulse as their prices have gone up on the eve of Ramadan, which starts today.
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) mayor warns of legal measures against the businessmen who would not follow the city corporation-determined price list while selling essentials this Ramadan.