Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today
said the government is taking action as per the decision of the taskforce to
control the price hike of the essentials.
“The latest meeting of the taskforce was held on March 19, 2023 … action is
being taken as per the decision of the task force”, he said.
The minister said this while responding to a star-marked question made by M
Habibur Rahman of Bogura-5 at the question-answer session which was tabled at
the Jatiya Sangsad here.
To control the price hike of the essentials, the minister said the government
has formed a taskforce on “commodity price and review of market situation”
with Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan in the chair on March 27, 2022. The
taskforce was formed as per the decision of a meeting held at the cabinet
division.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha