Abdur Razzak Bachchu, Kushtia: There is a crisis of raw vegetables in Kushtia municipal market due to severe lockdown. Even if a few vegetables come on the market, all the vegetables are seen to be finished long before the scheduled time. Due to this many buyers have to return home empty handed as they cannot come to the market to buy vegetables. Despite the vegetable crisis in the market, the raw market, fish and meat and even grocery stores have seen an overflow of buyers. There was no plague of social distance. This picture was taken in the municipal market of Kushtia city yesterday. Kushtia district is the most vulnerable in the Khulna division with corona infections and infections and symptoms. Hundreds of people are being identified here every day. At least 12 to 20 people die every day at Kushtia Corona Dedicated Hospital with corona infections and symptoms. In such a situation, the district administration of Kushtia has imposed strict restrictions. In the circular signed by Deputy Commissioner Saidul Islam, it has been decided to keep all the raw material and daily necessities shops of Kushtia open 3 days a week from 8 am to 1 pm on Friday, Monday and Wednesday respectively. At the same time most of the warehouse houses in the market were empty of vegetables. As the quantity of vegetables in the market is less than that of the buyer, all the vegetables are sold in a moment. Despite the decision to keep the market open till one o`clock in the afternoon, all the vegetables in the market run out before 10 o`clock in the morning. Many buyers had to return home empty-handed with bags without getting vegetables. Buyers are likely to call everyone who looks appropriate, if there are only a few. Buyers are being forced to buy vegetables from the market at higher prices as there is no way out. A buyer named Ramzan Ali, who came to the Kushtia municipal market, said there were no vegetables in the house. That`s why even in this crowd, they have to come to the market to buy vegetables and return home empty handed. Hasibur Rahman Rubel, storekeeper of the market, said that the decision of the district administration to keep the market open for only three days has caused a vegetable crisis in the market as the field level farmers did not bring vegetables. That is why the farmers here are supplying vegetables to the markets of the surrounding districts without picking vegetables in the Kushtia market. Meanwhile, the fish and meat market in Kushtia also caught fire due to the lockdown. Buyers complain that fish and meat sellers are using the excuse of lockdown to push up prices at will. Saidul Islam said the decision to keep the market open three days a week was taken in consultation with the Corona Prevention Committee. Representatives of business associations were also present at the meeting. The next decision will be taken in consultation with the traders if the crisis of raw vegetables in the market is necessary.