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Rice

Prices rise amid market vigil

Staff Correspondent
Although the joint forces yesterday started monitoring the city markets in the wake of persisting price spiral of rice and some other essentials. price of rice varieties rose further at the wholesale markets.
A seller at Badamtali wholesale market said the price of all varieties of rice was hiked further in the morning yesterday. The price of rice was hiked three times on Sunday, he added.
Col MA Halim, director (operation and training) of BDR, told The Daily Star they have started patrolling the markets to watch over the price hikes.
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) and BDR personnel were seen active during a visit to different wholesale markets. BDR men on several occasions were found discussing the issue with wholesalers and asking them to be alert so that no-one can unnecessarily hike the price.
The paramilitary men also invited the leaders of wholesale rice market associations to talks at their headquarters in this regard.
In the wholesale markets, price of coarse rice including Indian Swama and Ratna was hovering between Tk 1360 to Tk 1300 a maund yesterday. Only one day ago, the items were sold at Tkl250-Tk 1,280 per maund.
Local coarse varieties were selling at Tk 1,160 to Tk 1.270 per maund. which was Tk 1.150 to Tk 1,250 the previous day. On theother hand, priceof fine rice also rose by Tk 10toTk20permauncL
Sardar Mohammad Hossain, president of Badamtali and Babubazar Rice Wholesalers' /Association, said it will be illogical if the price rises further as new local rice is going to hit die market within 15to20days.
There is no shortage of supply now' and the stock in the wholesale and retail markets is quite enough for the rest 20 days, he added.
Several wholesalers and retailers were seen hanging die price chart, as instructed by the joint forces, so that no-one can claim additional price.
Col Halim said they would take "stem" actions against the individuals foundguiltyofirregularities.
IMPORT I ROM INDIA RESUMES Rice import through Bhomra land port resumed yesterday as at least 40 trucks with 520 tonnes of rice entered Bangladesh, reports our Satkhira correspondent
The import remained halted since Thursday over dispute between die groups of Indian workers' organisations, sources said.