Jumbangla Desk: Keeping consumers in mind, the government decided the price of chicken and eggs on September 15. But he had no practical application in the market. The common buyer was shocked by the price gouging from time to time. The government has taken a new initiative to overcome that instability. The special program of selling eggs at government prices is starting today (Thursday).

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Bangladesh Poultry Industries Central Council (BPICC), the chief coordinator of the program, informed this information in a press release on Wednesday (October 16).

Later on Thursday (October 17) at 4 o'clock in the morning, the Director General of the Directorate General of Consumer Protection said. Alim Akhtar Khan inaugurated this program at Kaptan Bazar in the capital.

It is known that the two major egg wholesale markets in the capital, Tejgaon and Kaptan markets, will supply 2 million eggs per day to the big egg producing farms. Through this the price will be controlled.

Initially, this program was started in Dhaka, but the people concerned think that it will have an impact in the whole country.

In this regard, BPICC joint convener Mosiur Rahman said, we are committed to sell eggs at the price set by the government. The Directorate of Agriculture Marketing, Directorate of Livestock and Poultry stakeholders have jointly decided the price of eggs at producer, wholesale and retail level along with rational production cost of eggs. Poultry farms in one-fourth of the country's districts have been damaged due to the recent landslides and heavy rains, resulting in a reduction in the daily production of about 60-70 lakh eggs, resulting in an imbalance between supply and demand.

He also said that in this critical period of the country, if one group tries to make extra profit, instability occurs in the egg market. For the greater interest of the country and the people, the Central Organization of Poultry Industry 'BPICC' has undertaken a special program for the next 15 days in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock. can be found The combined efforts of the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, the Ministry of Agriculture, the market surveillance agency of the government, large egg farmers and wholesalers are expected to make this initiative a success.

The egg suppliers in this program are - Kazi Farms, Diamond Eggs Limited, Paragon Poultry, People's Poultry and Hatchery, Narish Poultry, VIP Shahadat Poultry, North Egg Limited, Nabil Agro, RRP, Rana Poultry, Chand Agro, Krishibid Poultry, Chitra Agro, Aman Poultry and Mega Poultry. It is expected that Afil Agro and Pran Agro will join the program later.

Incidentally, before this, on September 15, the director general (ongoing duty) of the Department of Livestock, Dr. In a letter signed by Mohammad Rayazul Haque, it was informed that at the egg producer stage, 10 taka 58 paisa per piece, wholesale 11 taka 1 paisa and retail stage 11 taka 87 paisa have been determined.