Price hike of essentials: Task force formed to monitor market

Price hike of essentials: Task force formed to monitor market

The government today formed a special task force at the district level to oversee the market situation and supply chains of daily essentials.
The Ministry of Commerce took the decision today.
The ten-member task force will be headed by an additional deputy commissioner of a district as its convener. The assistant director of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection will act as its member secretary.
The eight other members will include the additional superintendent of police, the district food controller, the district animal resources officer, the district fisheries officer, the agricultural marketing officer, a representative of the Consumer Association of Bangladesh, and two student representatives.