Speaking about salt, he said he had asked officials to jail and fine unscrupulous traders if they sold salt at higher prices. Haider Ali, a grocer at Mohakhali, accused customers of “excesses” over salt price. “Everyone wanted to know whether salt price was really going up. A quarter is out to spread rumours in Bangladesh and there are “evil attempts” to spread rumours about the supply of salt, according to the statement. “After onion, rumours [over salt] have been spread to embarrass the government,” Molla Salt General Manager Abdul Mannan said.

Source: bd News24 November 19, 2019 21:45 UTC