Extortion has not stopped, said Finance and Trade Advisor

Finance and Trade Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said that the issue has not stopped even in the fierce discussion about the price of daily commodities and extortion in the market. Besides, he said, we have got the information of one side collecting money from the owners of the rice production areas and pressing for more money from the other side. Source: BDNews.

He said these things in response to a question from journalists at the Ministry of Commerce meeting room at the Secretariat on Sunday.

After the fall of the government, many of the extortionists are not in the open, what is the guarantee that new extortionists will not be created, Salehuddin said, 'I am receiving many reports. They will buy rice from Chatal, one group left with (donation), another group came and demanded donation again.'

Responding to what the government is doing in this case, the advisor said, 'I have immediately asked the Deputy Commissioner to inquire so that good businessmen are not hindered. I know, when one group goes, another new group will come.'

“There is extortion, a truck costs 7,000 taka to reach Dhaka, someone told me. However, this is not the responsibility of the Ministry of Commerce or Finance, I will talk to those whose responsibility it is.'

Salehuddin said to this question, what role will he play in controlling the discussion about the syndicate in the product market for many years, 'A product is exchanged four times in the caravan market, isn't it? This is preemptive money, if you sell for so much money you will get so much money, this is how money is collected. They must be stopped.'

Asked if any instructions have been given to the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), he said, 'Something has to be sold in the open market immediately. But don't expect everything in one day. If everything is suddenly stopped, innocent people will suffer.'

At that time, an official of the Ministry of Commerce said, 'Due to the security situation, the distribution of TCB is suspended. We are observing. It will be launched shortly.'

Bangladesh /MP