Staff Reporter :
Eight surveillance teams will monitor the kitchen markets under Dhaka South City Corporation’s jurisdiction during the holy month of Ramzan.
“Every shop owner must sell their commodities as per the prices fixed by the city corporation in this holy month. If any trader hikes prices of essential commodities, he will face prosecution,” said DSCC Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon while visiting a kitchen market at Hatirpool in the city.
The DSCC officials accompanied the mayor on the occasion. The mobile court of DSCC Executive Magistrate Mamun Sardar fined a shop Tk 20 thousand for charging abnormal price from the customers.
“It is a very bad habit that dishonest traders hike prices of essential products during the month of Ramzan. No law breaker can get respite from legal action as our eight surveillance teams will monitor a total of 29 kitchen markets in this month,” the mayor warned.
Sayeed Khokon visited a number of shops and talked with both traders and customers. DSCC Chief Executive Officer Khan Mohammad Billal and other officials were present.
