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FEATURE

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EDITORIAL

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Fornt Page

Rice mkts volatile

Artificial crisis created

RANGPUR, Sep 3: The rice markets in the biggest rice trading zone of the country-Rangpur - have become unstable, just days ahead of Eid, reports bdnews24.com.
In the last three days alone, the wholesale markets have seen a Tk 4 a kg hike, while in the retail market it was up to Tk 6.
On Friday, coarse rice was out of stock in even the Rangpur wholesale markets.
Tonnes of rice are traded in the Mahiganj area of Rangpur every day. Wholesalers purchase rice from Mahiganj and sell it in different cities across the country, including the capital and port city Chittagong.
Field investigation by this correspondent uncovered that the crisis has been artificially created, as thousands of tons of rice...  read more>>

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