Bangladesh: Broiler chicken price over Tk200

The price of each unit of broiler chicken can in no way exceed Tk200, but the consumers are being charged up to Tk280 in various markets in the capital, the chief of Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection said Wednesday. AHM Shafiquzzaman made the comments after visiting a kitchen market in the capital's New Market area, adding his team has presented eight proposals before the government to take remedial measures. He expected concerned authorities to take steps to ease consumers' inflation burden. If there is irregularity in any market, action will be taken against the concerned market management committee, he said. Earlier, the consumer rights protection directorate sent a market report to the commerce ministry as well as the ministry of fisheries and livestock claiming industrial-level production cost of each broiler chicken is Tk135-140 and that for marginal farmers is Tk160. In this regard, the retail price of Tk280 is obviously exorbitant, especially since it was ...