Mobile court raids Chittagong market
Friday, 19 June 2015
A mobile court raid in a Chittagong kitchen market Friday shows such initiatives can work magic with the price spiral of food commodities during Ramadan. Green Chili prices at Riaz Uddin Bazar, the central wholesale market of the port-city, dropped to Tk 20 per kg. The operation started at 10am.The magistratres fined three chili wholesalers a total of Tk 45,000 and sentenced five to prison terms for artificially hiking prices, according to a news agency.