Patuakhali –
The common man is facing a lot of difficulties due to the increasing rise in commodity prices. Starting from rice, the price of every commodity is going beyond the reach of the common man. Due to lack of proper supervision in the market, the price of the product is increasing day by day. Especially in the wake of the quota reform movement, a series of curfews and traders’ syndicates have caused problems for buyers.
Bin Yamin Mollah, Coordinator of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, addressed the country and the nation in an exchange meeting organized in the declared meeting room in front of the head office of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection.
The awareness activities along with the market surveillance of the National Consumer Protection Directorate should be brought forward quickly Syndicates should be stopped in all markets like the country The price of goods should be brought back within the reach of common buyers
Dissatisfaction with the price of daily commodities is increasing among common people
Commodity market is volatile due to rising commodity prices. Buyers and sellers are involved in disputes in unbearable conditions. The situation is mainly due to dissatisfaction with the price of the product. Buyers claim that the prices of all kinds of everyday products are increasing little by little every day. Meanwhile, retailers say that the prices of eggs, rice, oil, pulses, potatoes, fish, meat and vegetables are increasing daily from the source.
The scene of arguments and arguments is now a daily picture in the market. Buyers are getting disappointed every day even after coming to the market after planning and looking at prices from various sources.
By monitoring Patuakhali Hetaliya Badghat, Puran Bazar, Kalatala and Newmarket markets, it can be seen that the traffic of customers in egg, potato, onion, fish and meat shops is very low. A buyer has to count one hundred and eighty rupees to buy a dozen broiler chicken eggs. But at one time, the market used to sell eggs, fish and chicken before noon, but now the sales have dropped to half.
Regarding the increase in the price of eggs, the seller said that the production is less than the demand. Many farms have closed. Food prices are also high. Now the price of fuel has increased again. So the transportation cost is also higher. This is why the price of eggs has increased. Now if the cost is high, we have to sell at a high price. On the other hand, it can be seen that in the markets, the buyers and sellers are arguing about the price negotiation.
At that time, a buyer said that if you go to buy eggs, the price of eggs is also high. If you want to buy fish, the price of fish is also high. The price of potatoes is high The price of onion is high The price of every thing is gradually increasing. Our income is not increasing compared to that. Sellers are selling at different prices at different times.
The situation is the same in the market of rice, dal, oil and other daily commodities. The price of rice in the market changes several times in a day. Although there is no major crisis in the market for any commodity. Still, the buyers are not able to accept the price increase. Retailers are also reluctant to take responsibility. They claim that the price is being controlled from the wholesale market.
A buyer who is upset with the increased price of daily products said that Bri 28 rice was 45 to 50 taka per kg earlier. This is now being sold for 60 to 65 rupees.
Earlier miniket was 55 taka. Now its price has gone up to 70 or 80 taka.
Pointing out the volatile situation in the edible oil market, a seller said, open oil is one price in the morning, one price in the afternoon, and another price at night. Rates are not fixed anywhere.
The price graph of daily commodities in the market is only going up, even the sellers do not know when it will come down. As a result, there is no end to the dissatisfaction of the buyers.
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