Prices of Daily Commodities Are at Tolerable Level: Munshi

Acknowledging that the rise in oil prices in the country is due to rising oil prices in the international market, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said that due to effective measures taken by the ministry, prices of edible oil and other essential commodities have remained stable and within the reach of common people.

He made the remarks in response to a question from M Abdul Latif in Parliament on Tuesday (March 29). Speaker Dr. The session started at 11 am with Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury in the chair. At the beginning of the session, the Speaker announced that questions and answers had been raised on the table.

Replying to a question by Awami League MP M Abdul Latif, Tipu Munshi said meetings have already been held with traders to keep prices under control. There have been discussions and reviews on the international market situation of essential commodities, assessment of demand, stock situation, etc.

He also said that the 'Commodity Price Review and Forecast Cell' is monitoring it. The Department of Consumer Protection is conducting monitoring and mobile courts. 28 monitoring teams of the Ministry of Commerce are monitoring the market price situation. On behalf of TCB, Truck-sell is running at a fair price through three thousand dealers all over the country including Dhaka.

He further said that among the one crore low-income people across the country, daily commodities are being sold at fair prices from March 20 to March 31 before the start of Ramadan. In the second phase, TCB will again sell daily necessities from April 3. At present OMS food grains are being sold in 2,013 centers.