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Our Correspondent, Chittagong

Merchants here in the port city recently agreed open market selling of the imported essentials by two to six weeks of issuing date of the delivery orders (DO).

Leading importers and merchants consented to do so at an urgent meeting with the Director General (DG) of the paramilitary force Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Major General Shakil Ahmed at Bhatiari Golf Club.

Directed from the top, the BDR Chief sat together with the merchants to workout amicable strategies to control the soaring price of the essential commodities.

Importers and the merchants pledged that neither would they go for bulking of the essentials at the warehouses nor they encourage any quarter to do so for the greater interest of the public.

"Edible oil must go to the retailers from warehouse by fifteen days while the others by 45 days from the date of issuing the delivery order," the BDR Chief said.

Chairman of PHP Group Sufi Mizanur Rahman, Managing Director of S Alam Group Saiful Alam Masud, Managing Director of Masud & Brothers Abul Bashar Chowdhury, Chief Executive Officer of Mostafa Group of Industries Mohammad Jahir Uddin, Vice President of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mahbubul Alam, Managing Director of Imam Group Mohammad Ali, Chairman of Alam Group of Companies MS Alam, Sayed Sagir Ahmed, Enamul Haque and Omar Azam among others joined the meeting.