Bangladesh
Food Minister Food minister raids Jhenaidah rice mill to control rice market
Dhaka, Feb 2: Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder and his team on Thursday evening raided a rice mill at Hatgopalpur in Jhenaidah to control the rice market.
Senior officials of the Ministry of Food, District Administration and Police Administration were present.
In the raid, Shubo Pragati Agro Food Products Limited rice mill was accused of stocking rice beyond capacity and not keeping proper account of rice, and the owner was fined Tk 1 lakh on the orders of the minister. At the same time the mill was given warning.
Earlier in the afternoon, the Food Minister exchanged views with the participants in the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner. District Awami League President and Member of Parliament Abdul Hai, Additional Director General of Food Directorate Abdullah Al Mamun, Additional Secretary of Food Ministry Habibur Rahman Hossain, Deputy Commissioner SM Rafiqul Islam, Additional Superintendent of Police Imran Zakaria and various rice mill owners and paddy traders were present on the occasion. .
In the discussion meeting, the food minister said that there may be a local syndicate regarding the increase in the price of rice. There are big traders who send messages among themselves that what price will be fixed today. When they raise prices, small businesses follow suit. Blaming the greed and greed of traders for the instability of the rice market, the minister said, "We do not want to humiliate anyone by conducting mobile courts. If someone forces you then you have to do it."0
Sadhan Chandra Majumder said that there is no need to import rice that is currently available in the country. In order to prevent the rice market from becoming a massacre, private importation of rice is being made tax free. However, the government is in a strict position to control the market in the upcoming Ramadan. It is expected that the price of goods will not increase.
