The Ministry of Commerce has said there will be no crisis of essentials during the holy month of Ramadan as the supply and import of those remained normal in the market ahead of Ramadan.It said the businesspeople and others concerned will have to remain careful so that the prices of essentials do not go up abruptly and the government sought cooperation from the businesspeople to keep the Ramadan market stable.
Meanwhile, the Commerce Ministry held a meeting with businessmen and importers of essentials on Sunday evening, said a release of the Ministry on Monday.
In the meeting, the traders agreed to sell sugar and edible oil at the prices that have been already fixed.
The Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) President Kazi Akram Uddin Ahmed, Vice President M Helal Uddin, additional commerce secretary ATM Mortoza Reza Chowdhury, WTO DG Amitav Chakrabarty, Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) chairman Brig Gen Sarwar Jahan Talukdar, City Group chairman Fazlur Rahman, representatives of TK Group, S Alam, Bangladesh Edible Oil Ltd, Meghna Group, SA Oil Refinary Ltd and others were present.
As per the decision, sugar will be sold at Tk 41.50 per kg at the mill gate while at Tk 42.50 per kg at wholesale level and Tk 45.50 per kg at the retail level.
On other hand, palm oil will be sold at Tk 69 per liter at mill gate, Tk 70 at wholesale level and Tk 73-Tk 75 at retail level.
Soybean oil (loose) will be sold at Tk 101 at mill gate, Tk 102 at wholesale level and Tk 105 at retail level. However, soybean oil (packed) will be sold at Tk 127 per liter, which is now Tk 132 per liter.
The FBCCI will help ensure hanging of price list of essentials in each market in the capital and the sale of essentials at the fixed prices. At the same time, the government will also strongly monitor the market. – UNB
