The Daily Star, 30 July 2012
Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce Ministry ABM Abul Qashem on Monday said they will recommend the commerce ministry to halt exporting fishes during Ramadan to ensure its sufficient supply in the market.
“We’ll suggest the ministry today to stop fish export… hope the fish export will stop,” he told reporters after visiting two kitchen markets in the city.
On Sunday, the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) urged the government to halt the export of fish during the holy month of Ramadan.
It said the monitoring cell of the FBCCI found that the prices of all kinds of fish have shot up with the start of Ramadan due to short supply.
Abul Qashem has expressed satisfaction over the market situation after visiting the Karwan Bazar kitchen market.
The JS body chief talked to the buyers and sellers regarding the prices of fishes, edible oil, rice and other commodities. “I’m very happy to hear that the prices of essentials remain at tolerable level though the prices were higher on the eve of Ramadan,” he said.
The monitoring team also visited the Mohammadpur kitchen market at noon Monday.
On the eve of Ramadan, consumers started feeling the pinch of soaring prices of essentials, especially edible oil, onion, gram and lentils.
Senior officials of the commerce ministry, FBCCI director M Helal Uddin, magistrates and police personnel were also present during the visit.
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