Bangladesh Government fixes prices of 6 essential products ahead of Ramadan

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Published Apr 14, 2021

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The Department of Agriculture Marketing fixed the price of six essential commodities ahead of Ramadan so that no businessman could make excessive profit pursuing unholy means.

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The goods are chickpeas, onion, edible oil, lentil (mosoor dal), sugar and dates.Talking to the news agency, DAM director general Mohammad Yusuf said that several government agencies headed by the Ministry of Commerce would regularly monitor the markets to ensure selling of essential products with this newly-fixed price.As per the new prices, the price of per kilogram chickpeas in retail market would be in between Tk 63 to Tk 67, per Kg onion Tk 40, one liter edible oil bottle Tk 139, five-liter edible oil bottle Tk 660, big sized lentil Tk 67 to Tk 69 per Kg, small sized lentil Tk 97 to Tk 103 per Kg, and sugar Tk 67 to Tk 68 per Kg.Besides, the price of general standard dates would be Tk 80 to Tk 100 per Kg, while the price of medium standard dates would be Tk 200 to Tk 250 per Kg.Yusuf pointed out that usually the demand for some essential commodities remain comparatively high during the Ramadan compared to other times of the year.During this time, some dishonest traders try to ...

Source: Newagebd

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