Essentials\\\' prices to remain stable during Eid-ul-Azha : Tofail

FE Report | Published: September 15, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00

The prices of essential commodities will remain stable during the Eid-ul-Azha, said commerce minister Tofail Ahmed Sunday.
He said there are sufficient stocks of soybean, onion, garlic, ginger, lentil and sugar in the country that will meet the demand and keep the prices under control.
"We kept the prices of essential commodities under control throughout the last Ramadan… and We will be able to do the same in the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha," he told a meeting while exchanging views with the businessmen on supply, price and stock situation of the essential commodities ahead of Eid-ul-Azha at the conference room of the ministry.
The commerce minister said the country has now sufficient stock of essential commodities as the import pipeline is satisfactory presently and the government along with the businessmen will be able to control the price.
"Stock of essential commodities is adequate in the country now. The import pipeline is also in good position. The government will try to ensure supply chain and control the price in line with the demand," he said.
He said that the price situation was stable during the last Eid-ul-Fitr due to the businessmen's cooperation with the government.
He called upon the traders to help the government so that the prices of essential commodities remain stable not only during Eid/ Puja or other festivals but also throughout the year.
"I hope prices of essential commodities would be normal not only during the Eid/Puja or other festivals but also round the year," he said.
He said the government is committed to checking the prices of essential commodities round the year.
"We are committed to checking the prices of essential commodities throughout the year since it is our pledge to the people," he said.
Mr Ahmed said the government will take effective measures to hold the price and supply chain through maintaining a strong coordination with the businessmen.
The traders have assured the commerce minister of extending their cooperation to maintain the normal supply chain and keep the prices of essential commodities under control.
Senior secretary of the ministry of commerce (MoC) Hedayetullah Al Mamoon, Director General (DG) of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) Md Abul Hossain Mian, Chairman of the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) Brigadier General Sarwar Jahan Talukder and representatives of Bangladesh Bank (BB), the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), among others, were present.