RANGPUR, March 31, 2022 (BSS) - Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi has called upon 
people not to buy food items for one month at a time centering the upcoming 
holy month of Ramadan. 

"There is nothing to rush during Ramadan. It is better to buy what you need. 
There is no need to buy foodstuffs even for one month at a time. We have 
plenty of supplies. There will be no shortage of stock in the market," he 
said.

The Commerce Minister, also a heroic freedom fighter, made the call while 
talking to journalists at Rangpur Police Lines School and College Auditorium 
here this evening. 

He was taking part in a discussion arranged marking the birth centenary of 
Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

President of Rangpur Metropolitan Community Policing Committee and heroic 
freedom fighter Mosaddek Hossain Bablu presided over the function. 
 
Tipu Munshi said one crore low-income group families have been given TCB 
family cards. 

"We will give products to one crore people twice. Alleged allegations in card 
distribution are being investigated. It is being investigated whether there 
has been any irregularity or not anywhere across the country," he said. 

"We have reports that there are not even one percent of complaints in family 
card distribution. Ninety-nine percent is perfect. Even then, if there is any 
irregularity, we will take action," he said. 

When asked why the market monitoring is not being done properly despite the 
government's strict directives to curb price rise, Tipu said, "Prices of some 
products, including oil, have come down."

"I get reports about the market situation every one and a half hours. Edible 
soybean oil is now being sold at Taka 165 per liter, less than the price we 
fixed at Taka 168 per liter. But, nowhere is it being sold at more than Taka 
168 per liter," he said.
 
Tipu Munshi said market monitoring is going on and the same activities will 
be intensified during the holy month of Ramadan. 
 
Mayor of Rangpur Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa, Deputy Inspector General of 
Rangpur Range Police Devdas Bhattacharya, Rangpur Metropolitan Police 
Commissioner Mohd Abdul Alim Mahmud, District Superintendent of Police 
Ferdous Ali Chowdhury, President of District Awami League Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed, 
its General Secretary Advocate Rezaul Karim Raju, Metropolitan Awami League 
President Shafiur Rahman Safi and its General Secretary Tushar Kanti Mandal 
were present as special guests.

At the end of the discussion, a pleasant cultural program was performed by 
popular artists of Television Channels and Bangladesh Betar.