Staff Reporter , Kishoreganj :
Price of rice has gone volatile due to heavy rainfall and Boro paddy crops have fully damaged in Haor areas and local people blamed syndicate business in this regard.
Recently rice price has hit all time high despite record Aman outpur.
For the last 10 days , rice price has increased more than Tk 7-10 per kg as there is a lack of proper monitoring of mill owner and whole sale market.
Food Department has appointed number of dealers for selling rice, specially in haor affected areas in districts, rural areas and in the city areas. Open Market Sell (OMS) has been running but those could not control the rice price.
According some buyers and traders in the Dhaka, Chittagong, Natore, Dinajpur, Pabna, Bhairab Bazar, Ausuganj in last one year, the price of rice including Pyjam, Lota, Sorna, Boro, Minicate, BR- 28, BR- 29 and Chines ER9 has increased by Tk. 8-10 per kg.
Now Miniket, Pyjam, Nujirshail, Mataribhog and Bushmati rice are being sold from Tk. 48 to 75 per kg.
Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB), Kishoreganj District President Alam Sarowar Tito said that the rice millers have been making huge profit but the farmers and consumers eing deprived.
Senior Advocate Maya Bhowmik, TIB and Sanak Ex. President told The New Nation that the government should monitor the rice markets properly as the millers have been increasing rice price irrationally.
Though the rice price has gone skyrocket but the farmers for the millers have been purchasing rice at lower rate
The millers and holl sale traders are making super profit from the rice market from their stored rice. This syndication has been proved as the main obstacle of the common people now.
Sources said, there are 100-150 corrupt businessmen in Kishoreganj, Bhairab Bazar, Pabna, Kustia, Naogaon, Chapainawabganj, Mymensingh, Sylhet and Ausuganj controlling rice markets establishing syndicates across the country.
Kishoreganj District Administration arranged an emergency meeting with rice millers and traders held at local Collectorate Conference Room with D.C Md. Azimuddin Biswas in the chair on Thursday morning.
ADC (Gen) Torafder Md. Akhter Jamil, D.D , Agriculture Extension Md. Shafiqul Islam, D.C Food, Md. Masudur Rahman, CAB President Alam Sarowar Tito, A.D of Consumers Rights Protect Md. Ibrahim Hossaion, Women Chamber Senior Vice-President Bilkis Begum, Chamber Director Paritosh Pall and Rice Miller Md. Osman Gani were also present.
Price of rice has gone volatile due to heavy rainfall and Boro paddy crops have fully damaged in Haor areas and local people blamed syndicate business in this regard.
Recently rice price has hit all time high despite record Aman outpur.
For the last 10 days , rice price has increased more than Tk 7-10 per kg as there is a lack of proper monitoring of mill owner and whole sale market.
Food Department has appointed number of dealers for selling rice, specially in haor affected areas in districts, rural areas and in the city areas. Open Market Sell (OMS) has been running but those could not control the rice price.
According some buyers and traders in the Dhaka, Chittagong, Natore, Dinajpur, Pabna, Bhairab Bazar, Ausuganj in last one year, the price of rice including Pyjam, Lota, Sorna, Boro, Minicate, BR- 28, BR- 29 and Chines ER9 has increased by Tk. 8-10 per kg.
Now Miniket, Pyjam, Nujirshail, Mataribhog and Bushmati rice are being sold from Tk. 48 to 75 per kg.
Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB), Kishoreganj District President Alam Sarowar Tito said that the rice millers have been making huge profit but the farmers and consumers eing deprived.
Senior Advocate Maya Bhowmik, TIB and Sanak Ex. President told The New Nation that the government should monitor the rice markets properly as the millers have been increasing rice price irrationally.
Though the rice price has gone skyrocket but the farmers for the millers have been purchasing rice at lower rate
The millers and holl sale traders are making super profit from the rice market from their stored rice. This syndication has been proved as the main obstacle of the common people now.
Sources said, there are 100-150 corrupt businessmen in Kishoreganj, Bhairab Bazar, Pabna, Kustia, Naogaon, Chapainawabganj, Mymensingh, Sylhet and Ausuganj controlling rice markets establishing syndicates across the country.
Kishoreganj District Administration arranged an emergency meeting with rice millers and traders held at local Collectorate Conference Room with D.C Md. Azimuddin Biswas in the chair on Thursday morning.
ADC (Gen) Torafder Md. Akhter Jamil, D.D , Agriculture Extension Md. Shafiqul Islam, D.C Food, Md. Masudur Rahman, CAB President Alam Sarowar Tito, A.D of Consumers Rights Protect Md. Ibrahim Hossaion, Women Chamber Senior Vice-President Bilkis Begum, Chamber Director Paritosh Pall and Rice Miller Md. Osman Gani were also present.
