Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj :
Local sugar mills will turn into profit–markers and the people will get healthy sugar if locally processed sugar is sold through Trading compotation of Bangladesh.
Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) urged the government to Sell locally grown onion and sugar-processed in the local sugar mills-through the state-owned TCB.
Kishoreganj chapter of CAB ,a consumer rights organization, made the statement on Saturday after issuing a media release jointly signed by CAB, Kishoreganj President Alam Sarowar Tito, Executive President advocata Maya Bhowhmic,vice president Bilkis Begum and General Secretary Monowar Hossein Rony.
Imported sugar and onion are sold in the open market through the TCB. That’s why it puts pressure on the two imported items.
The onion wholesalers and commission agents do not want to sell locally grown onion as they can not manipulate the prices.
Consequently, the local onion farmers are deprived of fair prices and incur losses. The locally grown onion market will expand the farmers will get fair prices and feel encouraged to cultivate onion, if the local onion is sold through the TCB . Above all the dependence on import for the essentials cooking item will reduce to a great extent , CAB officials added.
According to the media report, the workers cannot get their salary as a huge quantity of sugar processed in the local sugar mills remain unsold. The sugar mills are failing to pay the sugar cane farmers. A huge amount of foreign currency is lost due to the import of sugar.
Moreover, imported unrefined and white sugar is injurious to human health.
Local sugar mills will turn into profit–markers and the people will get healthy sugar if locally processed sugar is sold through Trading compotation of Bangladesh.
Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) urged the government to Sell locally grown onion and sugar-processed in the local sugar mills-through the state-owned TCB.
Kishoreganj chapter of CAB ,a consumer rights organization, made the statement on Saturday after issuing a media release jointly signed by CAB, Kishoreganj President Alam Sarowar Tito, Executive President advocata Maya Bhowhmic,vice president Bilkis Begum and General Secretary Monowar Hossein Rony.
Imported sugar and onion are sold in the open market through the TCB. That’s why it puts pressure on the two imported items.
The onion wholesalers and commission agents do not want to sell locally grown onion as they can not manipulate the prices.
Consequently, the local onion farmers are deprived of fair prices and incur losses. The locally grown onion market will expand the farmers will get fair prices and feel encouraged to cultivate onion, if the local onion is sold through the TCB . Above all the dependence on import for the essentials cooking item will reduce to a great extent , CAB officials added.
According to the media report, the workers cannot get their salary as a huge quantity of sugar processed in the local sugar mills remain unsold. The sugar mills are failing to pay the sugar cane farmers. A huge amount of foreign currency is lost due to the import of sugar.
Moreover, imported unrefined and white sugar is injurious to human health.
