The prices of greens, chicken, red meat and other main commodities rose as soon as extra in Banani Kitchen Market following the departure of the Commerce Ministry’s market monitoring crew as of late (10 October).
The prices of to take into accounta good quantity of kitchen staples dropped by Tk15-Tk50 when the monitoring crew was as soon as note, greatest to return to their old excessive phases after the crew left the market.
The market inspection took establish at around 11:00am, led by Sultana Akhter, deputy secretary of the Ministry of Commerce.
Magfur Rahman, assistant director of the Directorate of Nationwide Person Rights Safety and other officers had been note throughout the monitoring.
At some stage in the confer with, the market regarded to conform with the ministry’s pricing requirements as tariffs had been visibly hung in a quantity of retailers, showing red meat being offered at Tk750 per kg, mutton at Tk1,000, broiler chicken at Tk200 per kg, Sonali chicken at Tk280 per kg, eggs at Tk160 per dozen, potatoes at Tk55 per kg, green chilli at Tk280 per kg, native onions at Tk115 per kg, and Indian onions at Tk110 per kg.
At the moment after the officers left the market, the prices surged but again with red meat stamp rising to Tk780 per kg, while that of broiler chicken to Tk220 per kg, Sonali chicken to Tk300 per kg, potatoes to Tk60 per kg, native onions to Tk120 per kg, and green chilli to Tk300 to Tk320 per kg.
Whereas talking to UNB, a trader said that they had been compelled to adhere to the ministry’s stamp list throughout the inspection to steer sure of fines.
“We had been warned to contain a look on the prices fixed by the ministry. But selling at these prices draw we are in a position to barely mask our prices,” he said.
Joynal went on saying, “The wholesale prices are increased than what is remitted, and we are no longer at fault here. The wholesale syndicate desires to be broken first; otherwise, retail merchants love us will continue to battle below such inspections.”
Most merchants in Banani Kitchen Market had been already attentive to the monitoring crew’s confer with beforehand, allowing them to put collectively and prove the ‘appropriate’ prices throughout the inspection, Joynal added.
