RAJSHAHI, Dec 2, 2024 (BSS) - Social watchdogs at a human-chain here today viewed that taking stern action against the unscrupulous businessmen can be the crucial means of controlling the hike of essential commodities.

They also mentioned that the prevalence of dishonest and greedy businessmen is rising gradually, so there is no way but to take legal action against them for the welfare of the consumers in general.

The District Committee of Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) organised the meeting at Shaheb Bazar Zero Point, placing eight-point demands to control the price hike of essential commodities.

CAB local unit General Secretary Golam Mostofa Mamun, Prof Abdus Salam Al Madani from the Department of Arabic at Rajshahi University, CAB members - Mustafizur Rahman Khan, Liakat Ali, Amlan Aniruddha, Zulfikar Ali, Subrata Hembrom, Rubel Sarker, and Rawshan Islam, among others, addressed the meeting.

Golam Mostofa Mamun, in his speech, said the fascist and autocratic government has been toppled through the students-people mass upsurge, but the corrupt businessmen and greedy market syndicate have not fallen, and they still remain in the markets.

Due to the unscrupulous circle, various essential commodities, including potatoes, onions, and soybean oil, are going beyond the purchasing capacity of the commoners. So, there is an urgent need to take drastic action against them.