Increase number of BDR outlets
A committee on monitoring prices of essentials yesterday suggested the government increase the number of BDR (Bangladesh Rifles) outlets in Dhaka to ensure adequate supply of essentials.
The government also needs to increase the number of mobile courts to make sure the quality of commodity products is fine, the committee also recommended in its monthly meeting held at commerce ministry.
Early this year the government introduced the 'fair price shops' run by members of BDR to bridle the soaring prices of essentials.
The committee also viewed that prices of all varieties of rice went up in markets during the last month due to supply shortage.
"We received several complaints from different quarters that the quality of products is deteriorating and the quantity of products is declining at retail levels again due to lack of proper monitoring," a member of the committee said.
The monitoring committee, led by Additional Commerce Secretary Golam Mostakim, requested the government to exempt trucks and other vehicles carrying essential products from paying tolls at Jamuna bridge.
"If the government exempts the essential goods carrying vehicles from paying tolls, prices of essentials will come down," the member added.
The committee also requested the government to ensure supply of quality seeds and fertilizer across the country in the coming months to help farmers grow more vegetables and other crops.
"As the growers are still reeling from floods and a devastating cyclone, they need quality seeds to grow more products," the member added.
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