No price hike in Ramadan: Food Minister

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder has said prices of essentials would not be increased in the month of Ramadan as the government would take tough actions if anyone does business without complying of law.

The minister said this while addressing a meeting with stakeholders related to controlling rice price hike at the conference room of deputy commissioner of Jhenaidah on Thursday.

Sadhan said it is not appropriate to increase the price of rice suddenly without any reason. Process is going on to ensure the write up the price of mill gate on rice bag, he said. 

The minister said the millers are claiming that the corporate organizations are buying paddy with competition and stocking illegally. 

He urged the local civil and police administration to take actions against any hoarding of rice. There will be no scope of illegal storage of rice with ulterior motives of making profit. Law violators must be brought to book, he said.

Md Abdul Hai, MP, additional secretary of the food ministry Habibur Rahman, additional police super Md Imran Jakaria, Jhenaidah Auto Rice Mill Malik Samity president Md Moazzem Hossain and Jhenaidah Press Club President Md Mizanur Rahman, among others, addressed the meeting with deputy commissioner SM Rafiqul Islam in the chair.