While conducting the drive at the commodity hub, the mobile court found that the ginger wholesalers were charging two to three times higher than the original pricesA mobile court led by the local district administration on Sunday busted a racket of importers, commission agents and brokers behind the price manipulating of ginger in Chittagong. While conducting the drive at the commodity hub, the mobile court found that the ginger wholesalers were charging two to three times higher than the original prices. Sensing the presence of the mobile court, many ginger importers of the commodity hub went into hiding after shutting down their businesses. Later, the mobile court fined a wholesale shop, Kamal Uddin Brothers, with Tk50,000 for selling ginger at an inflated price. “As per the import documents, the price of imported ginger is between Tk80-95 per kg.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 26, 2020 14:15 UTC