Khulna: Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Administrator Nazrul Islam Manju today directed the authorities to ensure that the general public do not face any suffering and urged traders to display price lists of their essential products. The administrator made the directive while inspecting prices of essential commodities at several important markets in the city today and expressed disappointment over irregularities.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the administrator noted that although most traders displayed price lists of their products, some were not complying with the directive. The absence of some traders from their shops carried suspicious indications, prompting Manju to seek the intervention of leaders of the traders' associations.
During his visit, Manju inspected the New Market kitchen market and Boyra market in the city. He stated that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has emphasized the importance of allowing people to purchase essential commodities at fair prices during the holy month of Ramadan. He added that traders should maintain a reasonable balance between the purchase and selling prices of daily necessities.
Manju stressed that essential food items should remain within the purchasing capacity of common people at all times, not just during Ramadan, and that the quality of food products must be maintained. He reported that leaders of the traders' associations have assured vigilance to ensure consumers can buy products at fair prices.
Present during the inspection were KCC Chief Executive Officer Rajib Ahmed, Chief Engineer Mashiyuzzaman Khan, Chief Revenue Officer Rahima Sultana Bushra, Executive Magistrate Kohinur Jahan, Executive Engineer Sheikh Md Masud Karim, Veterinary Surgeon Dr Peru Gopal Biswas, Market Superintendent Sheikh Shafiqul Hasan Didar, Estate Officer Gazi Salauddin, and Assistant Market Superintendent Liaquat Hossain, among others.