Give us information about extortion, we will take action: Commerce Minister

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said, "Take my number and let me know if the price goes up somewhere due to extortion. I will personally talk to the home minister. Action will be taken against extortionists."

The Commerce Minister said this after inspecting the Kawran Bazaar in the capital on Sunday (April 3).

The minister said he saw some inconsistencies in the rice market. Coarse rice is 43-44 rupees in wholesale, it will increase further in retail. But now no one eats thick rice now a day. Rickshaw pullers also look for thin rice. We want to increase the monitoring in retail, the task force will work for this.

Tipu Munshi said, "We are coming to the market and sitting with the traders again and again as the prices of products have gone up in the market. Although there is not much problem in wholesale in the market, there is a big difference in price between retail and wholesale. "

Regarding the prices of fruits and raw materials, he said, "Eggplant is 50 rupees in Dhaka and 15 rupees in Rangpur." We want to increase monitoring when trucks arrive at the market at dawn. This will explain the difference in price.

Regarding the sudden increase in the price of meat, he said that the price of meat is controlled by the city corporation. We want to sit with them.

Addressing the traders, he said, "Allah will not forgive you." Where prices fall in all countries of the world during the festival, our prices increased here. In our neighboring India, the prices of various products of worship have come down and here we have increased the prices during the month of fasting. Will god forgive you?

Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh, Director General of the Consumer Protection Department AHM Safiquzzaman, Director Manzur Mohammad Shahriar and other businessmen were present on the occasion.