Lessees, traders deny extortion at Gabtali cattle market

Lessees and traders at Gabtali cattle market have rebuffed allegations of extortion for the spiralling prices of beef in Dhaka city during Ramadan month.
There is no extortion at Gabtali Haat, the biggest cattle market in the capital, they claimed at a press conference on Sunday, reports bdnews24.com.
The meat traders have given wrong information to Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon, they said.
The price of beef would not have increased outside Dhaka if it was caused by extortion at Gabtali market, they argued, saying that the Dhaka city corporations could always take measures to prevent extortion.
Earlier, the government set the price of beef at Tk 525 per kilogram during Ramadan. But most of the traders violated the agreement, citing higher toll fairs and extortions at the Gabtoli cattle market.