Ctg sugar traders agree to keep wholesale, retail rate gap by Tk 3
Sunday, 16 August 2009
CHITTAGONG, Aug 15: The traders in Chittagong have agreed to sell sugar at a retail price higher by Tk 3 per kilogramme than the wholesale rate.
The decision was taken at a meeting with the Industries Minister Dilip Barua in the port city Wednesday evening.
Held at Chittagong Circuit House conference hall, the meeting was attended, among others, by the City Mayor Alhaj ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, Deputy Commissioner of Chittagong Farid Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury and representatives of the retailers and wholesalers of sugar in the port city.
Abul Hussain, senior vice president of Khatunganj Traders Association, said that in the international market the prices of both refined and non-refined sugar have been increased by US$ 50 per tonne.
Presently, per kilogramme sugar in retail market is said to be sold at Tk 41.25 but it is alleged that the retailers sell sugar at Tk 50 per kg.
Besides, the price of a kilogramme of gram (chola) is Tk 41, pulse (masur) Tk 92.93 and onion Tk 15-16 but the customers have to buy these commodities at far higher rates from the retail shops, it is alleged.
The decision was taken at a meeting with the Industries Minister Dilip Barua in the port city Wednesday evening.
Held at Chittagong Circuit House conference hall, the meeting was attended, among others, by the City Mayor Alhaj ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, Deputy Commissioner of Chittagong Farid Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury and representatives of the retailers and wholesalers of sugar in the port city.
Abul Hussain, senior vice president of Khatunganj Traders Association, said that in the international market the prices of both refined and non-refined sugar have been increased by US$ 50 per tonne.
Presently, per kilogramme sugar in retail market is said to be sold at Tk 41.25 but it is alleged that the retailers sell sugar at Tk 50 per kg.
Besides, the price of a kilogramme of gram (chola) is Tk 41, pulse (masur) Tk 92.93 and onion Tk 15-16 but the customers have to buy these commodities at far higher rates from the retail shops, it is alleged.