Agriculture Minister Razzaque says: 'Fertilizer price manipulators face legal action'

News desk: Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque on Tuesday said legal action will be taken against those involved in selling fertilizers 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 fertilizers at a high price after spreading rumors of a fertilizer crisis as there are plenty of all kinds of fertilizers in the country," he said at a press briefing.

 

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 fertilizers in the country.

Razzaque said the mobile court drives will be conducted for the next 30-days to control the market.

“Some 8.32 lakh mts of urea fertilizer is in stock against the demand of 3.1 lakh mts of urea fertilizer in the current month. Besides, 1.92 lakh mts of TSP fertilizer, 5.96 lakh mts of DAP and 3.12 lakh of MOP fertilizers are in stock against the demand,” he said.

“We have taken all-out preparation to ensure fertilizers at the local market as fertilizers are needed in this boro season. So, there will be no crisis of fertilizers,” he added.

Mentioning abnormal price hike of fertilizers 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 fertilizers now.