Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Monday said the government is taking action as per the decision of the taskforce to control the price hike of the essentials.
"The latest meeting of the taskforce was held on March 19... action is being taken as per the decision of the task force", he said.
The minister said this while responding to a star-marked question made by M Habibur Rahman of Bogra-5 at the question-answer session which was tabled at the Jatiya Sangsad here.
To control the price hike of the essentials, the minister said the government has formed a taskforce on "commodity price and review of market situation" with Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan in the chair on March 27, 2022.
The taskforce was formed as per the decision of a meeting held at the cabinet division.
