The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Army Chief General Moeen U Ahmed paid a surprise visit to the retail market in the New Market area yesterday to personally monitor the market situation.

During his inspection, he visited several shops and inspect price of daily commodities by his own.

He noticed significant price difference of same food item in different shops. He expressed his dissatisfaction over the price difference of potato, which was charged Tk12 per kg in a shop and Tk14 per kg at its next shop.

Similarly, he also noticed price variation of 'Sharna-Rice' which varies from Tk 30 to Tk 34 within the same market.

He also complained that no shop has their price list prepared.

Later during a short meeting with the market committee and shop owners, he directed them to keep their price list prepared and available for the customers on compulsory basis. He also advised the shop owners to sell both the higher and lower rated rice in their shops to give customers a chance to choose while shopping.

Members of Market Committee, however, promised their maximum support to the authority to maintain market situation stable.

According to him, the new Boro rice is expected to enter into local market within this month, which will help the rice market to remain stable further.