Shopping centres must follow health and safety precautions when open
The government has left your choice to reopen shopping centres with their owners as it steadily lifts the restrictions of the shutdown to permit businesses to resume businesses before Eid-ul-Fitr, said Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday.
"Reopening shopping centres is not mandatory," he said.
If the shopping centre owners usually do not want to reopen their properties, they are able to do so too. But if any shopping centre does open its gates to customers again, the management must follow medical and safety measures.
Shopping centres, shops and shopping complexes can reopen on a restricted scale from May 10, the federal government said on Monday. The opening hours are from 10 am to 4 pm.
The government in addition has made a decision to import goods by trains from India through the pandemic as transportation through road is becoming difficult.
Both Bangladesh and India have agreed in this regard. The higher-ups of both countries will finalise the typical operating procedure (SOP) on carrying goods on Sunday.
"We are able to start carrying goods by trains from India soon once the SOP is ready," Munshi told The Daily Star after a press conference at his secretariat office in Dhaka.
Meanwhile, state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has started selling commodities such as sugar, lentil and edible oil since April 1 and it will continue up to May 20.
The TCB is selling the things in 425 spots in the united states, including 80-85 spots in urban centers, 10-12 in divisional cities and four to eight spots in the district level.
Some 3,000 TCB-appointed dealers are also getting involved in the sales of the products to supply the requirements to the persons at reasonable prices during the fasting month of Ramadan.
The state agency will start selling onion at Tk 25 per kg from Saturday, the minister said.
The government took your choice carrying out a rise in the cost of the main element cooking ingredient at the start of Ramadan.
