Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque has said legal action will be taken against those involved in selling fertilisers at high prices after creating an artificial crisis.
“Legal steps will be taken against those dealers, businessmen, and shop owners who are found involved in selling fertilisers at a high price after spreading rumors of a fertiliser crisis as there are plenty of all kinds of fertilisers in the country," he said at a press briefing on Tuesday.
Mobile court drives will be conducted in the boro season if needed, he said.
The press briefing was called to explain the overall situation of fertilisers in the country, reports UNB.
Razzaque said the mobile court drives will be conducted for the next 30-days to control the market.
“Some 0.83 million tonnes of urea fertiliser is in stock against the demand of 0.31 million tonnes of urea fertiliser in the current month. Besides, 0.19 million tonnes of TSP fertiliser, 0.59 million tonnes of DAP and 0.31 million of MOP fertilisers are in stock against the demand,” he said.
“We have taken all-out preparation to ensure fertilisers at the local market as fertilisers are needed in this boro season. So, there will be no crisis of fertilisers,” he added.
Mentioning abnormal price hike of fertilisers in the international market, the minister said the international syndicate is exploiting countries like Bangladesh.
“We are strictly monitoring it and the field-level workers are active in that case," he said.
Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, who was present there, urged the farmers not to panic as there is no crisis of fertilisers now.
