The government has taken initiative to import some 52,000 metric tons of onion from India against the LCs opened earlier in a bid to curtail the price of such an essential item in the local kitchen market.
The Ministry of Commerce has already sent a letter to the Bangladesh High Commission to take the necessary action in this regard.
Besides, all the respective deputy commissioners have been asked to ensure strict monitoring in their respective areas so that onion is being sold at the kitchen market at a rational price.
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said oil reserve was discovered at the first layer at well no-10 of Sylhet Gas Field.
“The reserve will be able to produce 500-600 barrels oil per day. About 35 barrels of oil flow is available per hour right now,” the state minister came up with the information at a press conference at his ministry conference room.
Nasrul Hamid said that in total, four layers of reserve oil have also been discovered and the oil reserve could be lasted for15 years, adding, “The further test will be determined the extent of the deposit.”
The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) has conducted countrywide drives to keep the price of onion under control as well as to keep its supply chain intact following uptrend in price of such essential item after India imposed a ban on onion export.
Officials at the DNCRP said that four separate teams of the directorate have conducted drives in various parts of the Dhaka metropolitan.
Besides, different teams headed by divisional and district level officials of the DNCRP also conducted drives in the kitchen markets of 54 districts to keep the price of onion under control.
Election Commission (EC) Secretary Jahangir Alam today said that action will be taken in line with the country existing laws for creating obstacles towards holding the national elections.
In response to a query if political parties, those are out of the election, hold meeting then whether it is within the jurisdiction of the EC, he said, "Any activity that can creates obstacles in the election must be considered as anti-election activity".
In that case, the prevailing rules and laws will be applicable for everyone, he added.