CCCI urges traders not to hike prices

April 10, 2022 00:00:00

CCCI President Mahbubul Alam speaks at a views-exchange meeting with the stakeholders on market monitoring at the hall room of the World Trade Centre at Agrabad in the port city on Saturday

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CHATTOGRAM, Apr 09: The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) on Saturday held a views-exchange meeting with stakeholders on market monitoring during Ramadan.

CCCI President Mahbubul Alam chaired the meeting, held at the hall room of the World Trade Centre (WTC) at Agrabad in the port city.

Addressing the meeting, Mahbubul Alam urged the traders not to hike prices of essential commodities during Ramadan.

He also called upon the local administration officials not to harass the business people unnecessarily in the name of conducting drives against price hike.

"The wholesale traders keep the commodities at their godown and warehouses before supplying those to the retail markets and this is part of the supply chain. So, magistrates and (market monitoring) teams of the government agencies should help ensure that there is no disruption in the supply chain."

About the price hike, he said, "It is a fact that the prices of essentials went up in the current year due to the Russia-Ukraine war."

"But the authorities concerned are very alert (to the price instability) and they are taking steps to rein in the price hike in the Ramadan month," he added.

Among others, Director General of the Directorate of National Consumers Rights Protection A H M Shafiquzzaman, Additional Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police (Chattogram Range) Md Iqbal Hossain, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Chattogram Md Abu Raihan Dolon, Deputy Commissioner of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Md Abdul Warish, Consumers' Association of Bangladesh (CAB) General Secretary Ikbal Bahar Saberi, CCCI Vice-president Sayed Mohammed Tanvir, directors A K M Akter Hossain, Anjan Shekhor Das, Rakubur Rahman Tutul, former directors Mahafujul Haque Shah and Sayed Sagir Ahamed, Chairman of BSM Group Abul Bashar Chowdhury, Chairman of Mir Group Abdus Salam, President of Reajuddin Bazar Merchants' Association Salamot Alim, President of Bangladesh Shop Owners Association's Chattogram Committee Saleh Ahamed Sultan, General Secretary of Aktaruzzaman Centre Merchants' Association Ikbal Hossain, General Secretary of the Inter-district Truck Owners' Association Chowdhury Jafar Ahmed and President of Police Plaza Traders' Association Md Sayem addressed the meeting.

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