We unable to control the rice price hike: Razzaque
30 January 2022, 07:21 pm | Updated: 24 November 2024, 05:19 am
The price of rice is increasing being control despite a record production and the highest stock in silos, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.
Since rice is the staple food the country will have to further boost the grain production at any cost, the minister said at a meeting to review the progress of his ministry’s Annual Development Programme at Bangladesh Secretariat.
“We are unable to control the price hike,” Minister told the meeting.
He urged scientists, agriculture extension officials and all others concerned to work sincerely for increasing food production. He asked officials not to waste time in lobbying to become projects directors in the hope of earning extra money through corruption and irregularities.
