He, however, claimed that prices of different varieties of rice across the country returned to normalcy. "The prices have become steady due to the government's quick intervention," Sadhan said during the meeting at Naogaon Circuit house. "As per the order of the prime minister, food monitoring teams have been formed across the country to hold the food grain market steady," he added. The crisis never happened, but they have gone ahead and hiked rice prices at consumer level. Both parties hold each other responsible for the latest upward trend in rice prices as happened before, the Dhaka Tribune learnt after speaking with several mill owners and wholesalers.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 15, 2019 15:11 UTC