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TIPU-CONSUMER RIGHTS DAY
Tipu asks to ensure availability of products in just price
DHAKA, March 15, 2021 (BSS) – Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today asked
the officials of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection to
work with honesty to ensure quality products and services to the consumers in
just price.
“The duties and responsibilities bestowed upon the officials of the
Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection are to ensure availability
of quality products and services to the consumers in just price and also to
motivate consumers about the consumers’ rights. You’ll (Directorate
officials) have to discharge these duties with honesty,” he said.
The Commerce Minister was addressing a discussion meeting at the Osmani
Memorial Auditorium in the city marking the World Consumer Rights Day.
Chaired by Commerce Secretary Dr Md Jafar Uddin, Industries Secretary KM
Ali Azam, FBCCI senior vice-president M Muntakim Ashraf, director general of
the National Consumer Rights Protection Bablu Kumar Saha, spoke, among
others, at the function.
The World Consumer Rights Day is being celebrated today in Bangladesh like
other countries of the world with due importance while the theme of the day
has been fixed “Mujibborshe Shopoth Kori, Plastic Dushon Rodh Kori”.
Lauding the role and operations of this Directorate during the COVID-19
period to protect the rights of the consumers, Tipu said some unholy
businessmen tried to raise the price of some products in the country at the
very beginning of the pandemic, but the field-level officials of this
Directorate foiled their ill attempts through conducting drives regularly.
He also opined that the price of various essential items remained stable
during that time since the concerned officials had performed their duties
with honesty, sincerity and courageously.
Commerce Secretary Dr Md Jafar Uddin said that there is no alternative for
consumers-friendly market system to ensure just price of products.
He also informed that the officials under the Ministry of Commerce have
been working relentlessly to keep the price of products normal hoping that
products would be available at an affordable price during the ensuing Holy
Month of Ramadan.
Industries Secretary KM Ali Azam said they are going to enact a law in
this year giving necessary directives in respect to the production and use of
plastics to stop the pollution of environment.
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