Some 80 teams of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection will monitor markets across the country during the holy month of Ramadan in a bid to check illegal hoarding and ensuring selling of essentials at affordable prices.
Out of the 80 teams, at least 10 teams of the DNCRP will remain vigil in the Dhaka metropolitan, two teams in each divisional cities while one team each in other important districts with support from both the district and upazila administrations.
The decision was taken following view-exchange meetings between the leaders of various Dhaka metropolis market businessmen association and Dokan Malik Samity in order to ensure stockpile and smooth supply of essential items and other commodities during the holy month, an official handout said.
Representatives from various agencies, wholesalers and retailers, super and brand shops including Aarong, Apex, Yellow, Infinity, Shwapno, Meenabazar and Agora attended the meeting.
According to the latest data of DNCRP, the directorate from July 1, 2024 to the first week of February, 2025 has conducted some 7,553 drives and thus fined some 15,713 organisations.聽
Besides, around Tk 10.44 crore were realised from the fined organisations.
