The cost of goods is going high day by day because of disorganized supply caused by the BNP enforced blockade. The claimant of truck and covered vans are asking for more than regular money because of brutality and incendiaries at long range transports by pro-blockade components.
As the continuity of supply has collapsed, the stockbrokers of the two largest wholesaling markets, Moulvibazar, situated in Dhaka and Khatunganj, situated in Chittagong, fell into quite a twist. Their stores are nearly empty at the moment. As a result the costs of almost all goods in the market are rising. For example, the prices or rice has risen 1 to 1.5taka per kg. The cost of sugar is stable in Moulvibazar while soya bean oils and palm oils are rising. The price of other products like flour, spices and lentils also rose.
As the release of the imported goods is stopped through different ports because of the siege enforced by BNP and its allies, the chief of Moulvibazae traders association said that their stocks were on the way to run out.
Dealers had lessened the number of goods they used to bring from different places because of the high expenditures. Deals have also shortened in Khatunganj. The holder of Hasan and brothers, situated in Khatunganj, Chittagong Meer Md Hasan assumes that the supply of products in the whole selling market fell down 70 percent as there is a fear of huge transporting expenditures and clashes.
Rafiqul, a rice trader of Babu Bazaar, Dhaka stated that he usually brought six trucks of rice for a week, but this week, not a single truck has arrived. He got 2000 taka profit per truck while the price of a truck which is full of rice is 600,000 taka. So, if torching happens in this case, everything will be finished.
According to the traders, transport owners are asking for 25,000 taka for a large truck or van which are covered in order to transport goods on the highway of Dhaka-Chittagong. The rate was 12,000 previously.
Though there are police, BGB and RAB in the roads and highways, a lot of operators of transport were afraid of carrying products as the risks are high. The situation has to improve soon otherwise shortage of goods will create bigger problems.
As the continuity of supply has collapsed, the stockbrokers of the two largest wholesaling markets, Moulvibazar, situated in Dhaka and Khatunganj, situated in Chittagong, fell into quite a twist. Their stores are nearly empty at the moment. As a result the costs of almost all goods in the market are rising. For example, the prices or rice has risen 1 to 1.5taka per kg. The cost of sugar is stable in Moulvibazar while soya bean oils and palm oils are rising. The price of other products like flour, spices and lentils also rose.
As the release of the imported goods is stopped through different ports because of the siege enforced by BNP and its allies, the chief of Moulvibazae traders association said that their stocks were on the way to run out.
Dealers had lessened the number of goods they used to bring from different places because of the high expenditures. Deals have also shortened in Khatunganj. The holder of Hasan and brothers, situated in Khatunganj, Chittagong Meer Md Hasan assumes that the supply of products in the whole selling market fell down 70 percent as there is a fear of huge transporting expenditures and clashes.
Rafiqul, a rice trader of Babu Bazaar, Dhaka stated that he usually brought six trucks of rice for a week, but this week, not a single truck has arrived. He got 2000 taka profit per truck while the price of a truck which is full of rice is 600,000 taka. So, if torching happens in this case, everything will be finished.
According to the traders, transport owners are asking for 25,000 taka for a large truck or van which are covered in order to transport goods on the highway of Dhaka-Chittagong. The rate was 12,000 previously.
Though there are police, BGB and RAB in the roads and highways, a lot of operators of transport were afraid of carrying products as the risks are high. The situation has to improve soon otherwise shortage of goods will create bigger problems.