State Minister fir Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu said that there is no possibility of sugar shortage in the market due to fire in S Alam factory or any other reason. We have contacted various mills. With the amount of sugar they have in store, hopefully there will be no shortage of sugar during Ramadan.
He said these things while addressing the chief guest at the opening ceremony of the subsidized product sale program organized by the government marketing agency TCB at Colony Bazar Polytechnic ground in the capital on Thursday.
The State Minister of Commerce said, ‘I am telling the businessmen that they should not try to exploit the crisis. I see in the papers that there are attempts to increase the price of sugar in one or two places, but we will not allow the sellers to do that. The price of sugar in Millgate will not increase even one rupee. The concerned producers of the country have promised this to the Ministry of Commerce.
He further said, we never want to destroy the orderly environment of the market with police and law enforcement forces. If the market has normal momentum, runs smoothly, I believe products will be available in the market at a fair price. We are trying that. Still, if anyone wants to destabilize the market during Ramadan, they have to be strict.
Ahsanul Islam said, there are some opportunistic people who always want to make profit by using the market management error as an excuse. We are trying to control them.
The state minister said that on the instructions of the prime minister, 1 crore people are being given daily necessities every month through TCB. At the same time, digital cards are being given to the customers receiving TCB services after verifying their information. The state minister said that customers have to work hard to buy TCB products. To reduce this suffering, TCB dealership shops will be designated.
He also said that the price of food in the international market has increased due to various global reasons. Still we are delivering products at affordable prices. I am giving Tk 163 oil for Tk 100, Tk 140 sugar for Tk 70.
Ahsanul Haque Titu said, by selling products to these 1 crore customers through TCB, the market pressure will be reduced a lot. As a result, common consumers can also shop easily.
Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Tapan Kanti Ghosh and TCB Chairman Brigadier General Md. Ariful Hasan also spoke.
