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2 committees to probe scam

Staff Correspondent
Two committees—one led by the FBCCI and the other by the commerce ministry--were formed yesterday to investigate the recent sugar scam ^jhat led to an abnormal rise in the commodity's price during Ramadan.
The committees were formed at a time when eight sugar traders have been hiding following a government declaration that they would be arrested.
Commerce Minister Faruk Khan briefed the media about the committees after his meeting with a delegation of traders led by Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry
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(FBCCI) President Annisul Huq at the ministry.
Moulavibazar Traders Association President Enayet Ullah. and leaders of Bangladesh Dokan Malik Samiti and Dhaka Mohanagar Dokan Malik Samiti were present at the meeting.
Recent seizure of a good amount of stocked sugar in lessore and Jhalakathi has meanwhile created a sense of fear among sugar traders. Many traders of Moulavibazar in the city have not yet opened their shops since Eid-ul-Fitr.
“Legal actions must be taken against those responsible for destabilising the sugar market." Faruk Khan told reporters after tire meeting.
The two committees will identify the dishonest businessmen and submit their reports to the government in 15 days, recommending ways to keep the sugar market stable in the future.
Moulavibazar Traders Association President Enayet Ullah told The Daily Star that ► at the meeting they tried to explain the reasons behind the sugar price hike.
"Traders in Moulavibazar bought only around 2.400 tonnes of sugar at the government-fixed rate of Tk 39 during Ramadan. But the millers claimed that they supplied 1.35 lakh tonnes. The millers have to specify who they supplied it." he said.
Enayet said they also told the commerce minister that there had been delay in delivery of sugar from mill gates, which created a shortage in the supply.
Meanwhile, Consumers' Association of Bangladesh (CAB) yesterday said dishonest businessmen are trying to put pressure on the government by creating a fresh crisis of sugar in the market while
some business leaders are trying to save syndicate members.
A press release signed by CAB Information and Research Officer Emdad Hossain said the commerce minister's declaration to arrest these syndicate members has not yet been implemented.
The CAB thinks traders will not dare to manipulate the market by creating syndicates if the government can really take actions against such business syndicates.