The Government a step in a control authority Prize launched in a bid to enforce the measures so far holding to rising commodity prices in check, officials said.
Department of Commerce (MoC), which effectively control Government commodity prices can to with been commissioned the work, they added.
"We are working on a body which will enforce the relevant laws and regulations relating to the control of commodity prices," said a senior official of the MoC the vu.
Trade Minister Faruk Khan last week asked the MoC officials to start the one the ruling election promises of the Awami League, the work.
Recently, the Prime Minister Office (PMO) has asked to take MoC, the present Government said election promises to meet related sources to the Ministry.
To keep the commodity prices within reach of the common people, also another choice was promise of the ruling party.
Sources said, there was a similar kind of body in Bangladesh in the past, about which the Government had control commodity prices. Importers, had informed the authority detailed information about the status of the import, warehouse, status and prices were their.
"The body in the 1990s, the weakening of Government control over the market has been abolished." Now unscrupulous traders consumers at their free will, ", said an other officials prefer anonymity."
The Government is also working on establishing a market intelligence (MIU) monitor unusual rise in prices of essential commodities by unscrupulous traders.
Of the MIU civilian intelligence people are set, get information about the ups and downs of commodity prices, import and their supply-chain status.
Conversation with the VU Friday, consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) said President Quazi Faruque, adoption of a law or the establishment of a body no benefit for the people would bring, unless it is actually followed or it works.
"The Government needs to enact laws and to control the unscrupulous businessmen whose enforcement that today the Government order was disobedience have."
He said: "Businessmen promise the Government practically to do one thing in a formal meeting of the other." "Do not keep commitment."
Source: thedailystar.net
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