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০৭ আগস্ট, ২০২৩ ১১:৪৯ অপরাহ্ণ
সহকারী অধ্যাপক
Deadline
for selling loose soybean oil extended by 6 months
The deadline for selling loose
soybean oil in the market has been extended by six months since the country's
businessmen are yet to prepare fully to sell cent percent packaged soybean oil.
But, after this fresh six-month
deadline, the selling of loose soybean oil in the market would remain fully
prohibited, said director general of the Directorate of National Consumer
Rights Protection (DNCRP) AHM Shafiquzzaman.
Shafiquzzaman said this while
addressing a meeting of the Directorate at its office in the city's Kawranbazar
area to create awareness among the consumers and other concerned stakeholders
to stop selling of loose soybean oil in the market.
The businessmen in the meeting said
they are fully agreed with the government's decision to stop selling loose
soybean oil in the market, but the businessmen are not now capable fully to
sell packaged soybean oil in the market, BSS reports.
Under the circumstances, they
suggested the government to extend the time frame for marketing cent per cent
packaged soybean oil.
In response to their demands,
Shafiquzzaman said, "We want to halt selling of loose soybean oil in the
market with support from all concerned. Since the businessmen need more time to
ensure cent percent selling of packaged soybean oil, the time frame has been
extended by six months".
He said that drums carrying loose
soybean oil were previously used for carrying chemicals having health risks.
So, the selling of palm oil and soybean oil should be in packaged form.
The Director General of DNCRP also
informed that they would officially inform the Ministry of Commerce and the
Ministry of Industries about the extension of time frame.
He said that the businessmen have
been asked to prepare a work plan within a week where it would be specified
clearly what steps they would take to implement this within the stipulated time
frame.
Speaking on the occasion, Adviser of
City Group Amitabh Chakrabarty said that it is not possible now to stop selling
of loose soybean oil as it might create crisis in the market.
He, however, was hopeful that the
concerned companies would be able to attain capacity within the fresh time
frame to market cent percent packaged soybean oil.
DNCRP director Monjur Mohammad
Shahriar, Bangladesh Wholesale Edible Oil Business Association president Golam
Mowla, S Alam Group senior manager Kazi Salah Uddin Ahmed, Rupchada general
manager Rabiul Islam and BSTI assistant director Monir Hossain were present,
among others, at the meeting.