The government sold milk, eggs and meat at fair prices to nearly 6 lakh people during the ongoing holy month of Ramadan.
Under the special initiative of the government, the said products are being sold in 35 districts, including Dhaka, according to a press statement issued by the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock on Monday 8 April.
As of 27th Ramadan, a total of 5.92 lakh people bought the products under the initiative.
During the period, the government has sold 1.92 lakh kilogramme (kg) of beef, 5,131 kg of mutton, 2.16 lakh kg of dressed broilers, 2.38 lakh litres of liquid milk, 42.93 lakh eggs.
The total value of the products stands at Tk22.33 crore. the current government was always trying to eased the suffering of the people,” the minister said. “prime minister sheikh hasina had directed every ministry to continued all necessary activities to keep the price of daily necessities reasonable
As a result of the multi-pronged measures taken by the government, we had already been able to curb the abnormal rose in the prices of consumer goods to a significant extent. This was our stepped to ensured that the prices of daily necessities were affordable in the upcoming month of ramadan. We hoped it would played a role in keeping prices at bearable levels in the market during the holy month of Ramadan
Attributing the price hike of essentials to the moral degradation of some people, the minister called on traders to sell commodities at a reduced profit margin during Ramadan.
Mentioning the presence of middlemen between producers and consumers, he said these middlemen purchase products from villages at lower prices and then sell them in cities at higher rates.
The minister stressed the importance of highlighting this issue in the media to curb the excessive greed of this particular group of people.
Meanwhile, he also said the government will consider reducing the duty on import of food materials used in the livestock sector.
