BSS, Khulna :
With government’s various initiatives, including introduction of open market sale (OMS) in the city and district, the price of different varieties of rice has marked downward trend in the south-west region of the country.
In a span of week, the rice price has been decreased by Taka 4 to 5 per kilogram in wholesale markets, Haji Munir Ahmed, President of Khulna Paddy and Rice Wholesale Business Association told BSS today, adding the price will also come down more within few days. The price of rice had gone rise up to Taka 10 to 15 per kg in the past one and half month or so in the wholesale markets, sources from different markets said.
“Huge stocks of rice in government’s warehouse, rampant drives of mobile court against the rice hoarders along with reaching several ship with imported rice at Mongla Port has been playing a vital role to decrease the price of rice,” Ahmed said.
Wholesalers at Borobazar rice market said imported rice is now being sold at Tk 45, gut swarna at Tk 43, miniket at Tk 52 and nazirshail at Tk 54 per kilogram.
They expected that the price of rice will come down further as OMS has already been introduced here to control price hike.
While talking to BSS, President of Khulna Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Kazi Aminul Haque, blamed that a section of greedy rice millers and some business syndicate have hiked the price through creating artificial crisis with the hope of extra benefit.
Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Zahangir Hossain said, five teams are continuously operating mobile court against hoarding of rice in the district and the city.
Contacted, Khulna Regional Food Controller (RC-Food) S M Mohsin told BSS today, a total of 40,000 tons rice has been hoarded at government go-downs at all the upazilas and ten districts in Khulna division.
“Price of rice has already been decreased and it is expected to further come down within days due to government’s various initiatives.” he added.
With government’s various initiatives, including introduction of open market sale (OMS) in the city and district, the price of different varieties of rice has marked downward trend in the south-west region of the country.
In a span of week, the rice price has been decreased by Taka 4 to 5 per kilogram in wholesale markets, Haji Munir Ahmed, President of Khulna Paddy and Rice Wholesale Business Association told BSS today, adding the price will also come down more within few days. The price of rice had gone rise up to Taka 10 to 15 per kg in the past one and half month or so in the wholesale markets, sources from different markets said.
“Huge stocks of rice in government’s warehouse, rampant drives of mobile court against the rice hoarders along with reaching several ship with imported rice at Mongla Port has been playing a vital role to decrease the price of rice,” Ahmed said.
Wholesalers at Borobazar rice market said imported rice is now being sold at Tk 45, gut swarna at Tk 43, miniket at Tk 52 and nazirshail at Tk 54 per kilogram.
They expected that the price of rice will come down further as OMS has already been introduced here to control price hike.
While talking to BSS, President of Khulna Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) Kazi Aminul Haque, blamed that a section of greedy rice millers and some business syndicate have hiked the price through creating artificial crisis with the hope of extra benefit.
Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Zahangir Hossain said, five teams are continuously operating mobile court against hoarding of rice in the district and the city.
Contacted, Khulna Regional Food Controller (RC-Food) S M Mohsin told BSS today, a total of 40,000 tons rice has been hoarded at government go-downs at all the upazilas and ten districts in Khulna division.
“Price of rice has already been decreased and it is expected to further come down within days due to government’s various initiatives.” he added.
