State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu today said that the ongoing visits of kitchen markets by the concerned government agencies would continue to stop irrational stockpiling of commodities as well as to prevent market manipulation by the vested quarter.

"There is sufficient supply of essential items in the market. If all the producers, wholesalers and retailers come to a more disciplined system, then the prices of items will come down gradually," he said.

The State Minister for Commerce said this after visiting the Tangail Park Market in the district town.

He also opined that the retail businessmen should have to have vouchers for buying commodities, said a Ministry press release.

Earlier, speaking at a view-exchange meeting at the conference room of the deputy commissioner of Tangail, Ahsanul said that the lists of the recipients of the commodities distributed by the state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) are being updated by the concerned public representatives to incorporate eligible people in the lists.

Mentioning that the government has taken various steps to develop the `handicraft` industry across the country, Ahsanul said there are many potential industries in Tangail which could boost both trade and commerce at home and abroad.

He informed that the Ministry of Commerce has facilitated all sorts of arrangements including training and financing for the development of the handicraft industry where the district administration can play a vital role.

The meeting was discussed in details about various potentials and problems surrounding the district and ways to resolve those.

Presided over by deputy commissioner of Tangail M Kaisarul Islam, State Minister for Education Begum Shamsunnahar was present at the meeting as the special guest.

Lawmakers Dr M Abdur Razzaque, Abdul Latif Siddiqui, Tanvir Hasan Choto Monir, Amanur Rahman Khan Rana and Khan Ahmed Shuvo, Zilla Parishad Chairman and District Awami League president Fazlur Rahman Khan Faruk, Police Super Sarker Mohammad Kaiser, upazila parishad chairmen, mayors of concerned pourashavas, and other high officials attended the meeting. BSS