Directorate of National Consumer Right Protection has conducted an operation in Chittagong to keep the price of food products stable during the upcoming Ramadan.
On Saturday (2 March), the officials of the consumer right, inspected and conducted raids at Chittagong factory of S. Alam Group, one of the main suppliers of edible oil in the country.
The officials have expressed satisfaction while visiting the factory of S. Alam Group located in Moizzar Teck area as they observed that S. Alam Group is selling one litre of soybean oil at Tk 162 which is set Tk 163 by the government.
In a bid to keep the supply of daily necessities during Ramadan uninterrupted and to keep the prices of the products bearable this year, S. Alam Group is importing enough sugar, edible oil, wheat, pulses, gram, spices etc.
The S. Alam Group imported 6.41 lakh metric tonnes of sugar, which is more than double what is required during Ramadan; 2.58 lakh metric tonnes of edible oil, or 86 percent of what is needed; 1.78 lakh metric tonnes of wheat, or 34 percent of what is demand; 50,000 metric tonnes of pulse, or 50 percent of what is needed; and 50,000 metric tonnes of chickpeas, or 55 percent of what is demand.
The 12 lakh metric tonnes of imported goods will cover almost half of the country's overall consumer demand for the upcoming Ramadan.
