Says Tipu Munshi

STAR BUSINESS REPORT

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday said the price of daily essentials drop whenever he visits a kitchen market but ultimately rise again once he leaves.

“This is not right,” he told reporters at the Islamiya Shanti Samiti in Karwan Bazar after visiting the kitchen market in Dhaka.

Traders offer various discounts during festive seasons abroad, such as Christmas in the US or Durga Puja in India.

“But if we businessmen take advantage of the month of Ramadan, when people are supposed to show restraint, then Allah will not forgive us. So we need to keep fair prices,” Munshi said.

The commerce minister went on to say that if any product prices go up due to extortion, then he will personally speak to the home minister so that stern action is taken against the wrongdoer.

“Just tell me exactly where such extortion is taking place,” he added.