Bangladesh: Awami League front organizations begin vegetable sales at fair prices

Three front organizations of the ruling Awami League – Jubo League, Swechchhasebak League and Chhatra League – on Tuesday began selling vegetables in the capital at "fair prices", sourcing them directly from farmers following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's directives. The opening ceremony of the vegetable sales program, presided over by Bangladesh Awami Jubo League Chairman Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash, was held in Mirpur. Jubo League General Secretary Md Mainul Hossain Khan Nikhil, Swechchhasebak League President Gazi Mejbaul Hossain Sacchu, General Secretary Afzalur Rahman Babu, Bangladesh Chhatra League President Saddam Hossain and General Secretary Sheikh Wali Asif Inan were also present on the occasion. As part of the programme, vegetable prices were set at Tk27 for a cauliflower, Tk35 for a cabbage, Tk27 for a gourd, Tk8 for a bundle of spinach, Tk34 per kilogram of beans, Tk77 for green chillies, Tk20 for a papaya, and Tk30 for eggplants. The vegetables were sold from six mini ...