RAJSHAHI, Oct 31, 2024 (BSS) - Proper and healthy competition in the trade and business sector can be the best way of ensuring a pleasant situation among the consumers in general besides restoring disciplined and congenial atmosphere in the business sector.

Concerted efforts of all the government and non-government organizations concerned and other stakeholders is very important to take the region's business sector forward with healthy competition.

To this end, Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC) has been working relentlessly for the last couple of years.

The observation came at a view-sharing meeting titled "Role of Stakeholders to ensure Proper Competition in Trade and Business" held at the conference hall of Deputy Commissioner's office (DC) here today.

District administration hosted the district-level meeting with a view to devising ways and means on how to attain the cherished goal in this field collectively.

BCC Chairperson Shalma Akhter Jahan addressed the meeting as the chief guest with DC-in-Charge Sarker Asim Kumar Sarker in the chair.

BCC Director Dr Urmi Binte Salam disseminated her expertise on the issue as resource person.

Additional DCs Jobayer Hossain and Mahinull Hassan, Deputy Director of Local Government Tuktuk Talukder, General Secretary of Grocery Businessmen Association Sekender Ali and local unit general secretary of Consumers Association of Bangladesh Golam Mostofa Mamun also spoke.

The meeting was told that the Competition Act was enacted in 2012 to promote, ensure and sustain congenial atmosphere for the competition in trade in the context of gradual economic development of the country.

BCC Chairperson Shalma Akhter Jahan said their Act is intended to protect the business sector through eradicating all sorts of manipulation and anomalies as the trade and business sector contributes a lot towards meeting up the peoples' demands besides bolstering the country's economy.