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World Consumer Rights Day tomorrow
DHAKA, March 14, 2021 (BSS) – The World Consumer Rights Day will be
observed in the country tomorrow as elsewhere in the globe with the theme
‘Mujib Borshey Shopath Kori, Plastic Dushon Rodh Kori’.
On the eve of the day, President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina issued separate messages greeting all consumers and wishing all
successes of the day’s programmes.
In his message, Abdul Hamid said it is important to ensure quality in
every aspect of food production, processing and marketing so that
irregularity in the sale of goods and provision of services cannot disrupt
the normal life of the people.
He asked all concerned to ensure the reasonable price and quality of a
product by protecting consumers rights.
The President stressed on special monitoring to prevent adulteration of
food.
In her message, Sheikh Hasina said: “One of the indicators of improved
civic life is the right to safe products and improved services.”
The premier said that the government is implementing various programmes to
protect the consumer rights as it enacted the Consumers’ Right Protection
Act, 2009, which is helping in ensuring consumers’ rights.
She added that all the employees of the Directorate of National Consumer
Rights Protection are working relentlessly to ensure consumer rights.
Stressing on increasing public awareness to protect consumers’ interests,
the Prime Minister said the Directorate of National Consumer Rights
Protection can play a vital role in keeping the prices of goods at the
reasonable and tolerable level through regular market monitoring.
The premier asked all concerned to pay attention to keep the prices of
products within the purchasing capacity of the consumers by maintaining the
quality of products.
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