Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin- File Photo

 
DHAKA, Jan 09, 2025 (BSS) - Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin today said prices of essentials will remain under control in the upcoming holy month of Ramadan as the government has already taken all-out preparations to this effect.
 
“The excise duty has been reduced to 3 percent from 63 percent. The traders will be forced to disburse their goods when imports increase. The market will also return to normal," he said.
 
The adviser said this while talking to reporters after a meeting with Turkish Trade Minister Prof Dr Omer Bolat at the Ministry of Commerce.
 
Stating that the government has taken various steps to control the market, the adviser said import of goods has been made easier.
 
Replying to another question, the adviser added, stockpiling of goods is a temporary problem. 
 
He said, there is no shortage of rice yet, the food ministry is importing huge amount of rice from Pakistan and Myanmar. 
 
Besides, the OMS and TCB programme has been extended too, the adviser added.