Rice market to be normal in per month: Tipu
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi talks to reporters after inaugurating a good mural of Dad of the country Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Rangpur Zilla Parishad premises on Sunday afternoonon.
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Sunday said rice market would become normal within a month.
"The present issue of rice wouldn't normally exist very long. Boro rice can look in early April. We've considered initiative to import one million a great deal of foodstuff. About three . 5 lakh tones of meals have already arrived in the united states," he said.
The minister said this while speaking with reporters after inaugurating a mural of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Rangpur Zilla Parishad premises on Sunday afternoon, reports BSS.
Regarding the upsurge in oil prices, the minister said, "In the event the price tag on oil does not come down in the international markets, its selling price in Bangladesh will not come down."
"We import 90 % of our expected edible oil. We want to supply oil at a lower value through the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh," he explained, adding that measures have been taken up to double foodstuff imports before the forthcoming holy month of Ramadan.
Replying to a question, Tipu said, "All of us, the persons of Rangpur, desire to be amount 1 as Rangpur is normally a location of many traditions. You want to progress by upholding the traditions and spirit of the Battle of Liberation."
Stating that efforts are being made to get gas to Rangpur meant for setting up factories, the minister said, "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina usually is normally sincere and cordial for advancement of Rangpur and North Bengal."
"The government is wanting to bring a whole lot of foreign expenditure in the Rangpur region. Within the next one and a half years, it will be possible to set up several sectors to Rangpur," he stated.
Earlier, a discussion happened in Zila Parishad premises soon after inauguration of the mural of Bangabandhu with District Council Chairman Advocate Safia Khanam found in the chair.
Awami Group (AL) central committee member and ex - lawmaker Advocate Hosne Ara Lutfa Dalia, Rangpur district AL Basic Secretary Advocate Rezaul Karim Raju, City AL General Secretary Tushar Kanti Mandal, district council member Sirajul Islam Pramanik and district BCL president Mehedi Hasan Rony, amongst others, were present.
