Shahidul Islam
Where has the imported rice gone? And what is the rational behind the soaring price of the food grains through which unscrupulous traders have illegally pocketed Tk 900 crore by triggering panic in the market after the Eid-ul-Azha?
These questions were posed by some experts yesterday comparing the soaring price spiral of rice in the retail market, the official statistics about domestic stock and the record growth of import of the staple food during the first six months of the current fiscal (2007-2008) year. [Read more]