C T Online Desk: Although there is a demand for essential commodities hroughout the year, its demand increases several times during the holy month of Ramadan. For this reason, traders also import more Ramadan products this month than at any other time. Around Chittagong, a large quantity of gram and dates have arrived in the country during the month of Ramadan. Although Chittagong is a seaport, gram is from two countries but different types of dates have come from eight countries.
From last July to February, 2 lakh 20 thousand 364 tons of gram has arrived in the country. At the same time 60 thousand 414 tons of dates came to the country. Although there are enough dates and gram in the country as compared to the demand, the prices are going up in the wholesale market.
The reason is that the wholesalers are blaming the importers for warehousing. Moreover, the reason for the increase in sales price is to many. Consumers complain that every year when Ramadan comes, traders increase the prices of almost every product for unknown reasons. This time too he is no exception. However, the administration has said that the market will be closely monitored so that prices do not rise around Ramadan.
