Commerce minister Tipu Munshi has said new potatoes have started coming to the market. That is why the price of potato has come down a bit. The price of potatoes will return to normal. In addition, export initiatives have been taken to ensure that farmers get a fair price for potatoes.
The Commerce Minister made the remarks while distributing winter clothes as a gift to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina among the helpless and cold-stricken people of different villages at Sarai Union Parishad premises in Kaunia upazila of Rangpur district in his constituency on Sunday.
Replying to another question of the journalists, the Commerce Minister said that there would be no impact on trade, commerce and import-export in the country due to the slight increase in the rate of Covid-19 infection at the beginning of the New Year. Today, under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the country has become a developing country. People’s income has increased. Trade and commerce have expanded from the cities of the country to the villages, as a result of which the import and export has increased. Father of the Nation Bangabandhu loved helpless people. His daughter, the Prime Minister, is always on the lookout for helpless people.
The minister has also said the incidence of the pandemic in the country has increased slightly. To prevent the infection spread, everyone needs to wear a mask, follow health rules and raise awareness.
Under the direction of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the government's health department is working with utmost importance to prevent coronavirus infection. All citizens across the country are being vaccinated to prevent corona infection. Everyone must take the vaccine at their own risk.
Chairperson of Kaunia Upazila Sarai Union Parishad Ashraful Islam presided over the distribution of winter clothes and was present at the ceremony. General Secretary of Upazila Awami League Abdul Hannan, Rangpur Awami League leader Kamruz Zaman Chowdhury Tuhin, Vice Chairman of Upazila Parishad Abdur Razzak, Balapara UP Chairman Ansar Ali, and President of Haragachh Municipal Awami League Jamil Akter.
