A group of anti-discrimination students in Comilla has started selling essential goods at fair prices to challenge the market's price-fixing syndicate.
The initiative began on Friday at 10am and continued until 7pm at Pubali Square in the city, where the anti-discrimination students conducted the event.
Various people from different professions expressed satisfaction at being able to purchase vegetables at reasonable prices.
At the fair-price stall set up by students, eggs were sold at Tk11.80 each, potatoes at Tk55 per kilogram, onions at Tk100, garlic at Tk210, medium-sized gourds at Tk30, taro stalks at 50, papayas at Tk30, eggplants at Tk60, bitter gourds at Tk60, and pointed gourds at Tk45.
According to the students, this initiative aims to counter the soaring prices of daily necessities by purchasing items directly from wholesale markets and selling them at a fair price to the public.
They said that the program would continue to challenge the market’s price-fixing syndicate. They also called for assistance from the Consumer Rights Protection Department and the market monitoring team to sustain these efforts.
Student leader Md Nazmul Hossain announced that the initiative would continue for ten more days, from 10am to 12pm and from 3pm to 7pm, at Pubali Square in Comilla.
Shoppers noted that the student prices were at least Tk5 to 10 cheaper per kilogram than the market rates, making this initiative highly beneficial for the community. They further suggested that the administration should strengthen market monitoring efforts.
Abu Raihan, coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in Comilla, remarked, “The recent surge in the prices of daily goods has put pressure on ordinary people. Realizing this hardship, we are making this effort.”
