Members of anti-discrimination student movements in Khulna on Sunday started selling essential goods at fair prices in the city aimed at breaking syndicate and restoring comfort among the common people.
The students are selling goods including vegetables without having any profit from the people at cheaper prices than those fixed by the syndicates in the local markets.
The initiative began at the city’s Shibbari Square, Boyra Bazar Intersection, Natun Bazar Mour, Gallamari Hall Road Mour, Daulatpur Bus Stand Road and BIDC near Chitrali market.
The selling began at 6 am and continued till 11 am. Later, it will begin at 5 pm and continue till 8 pm.
While visiting the City’s Shibari Square this morning, this reporter witnessed that poor people from different professions are buying their necessary goods from the shops.
Shoppers noted that the prices are at least Tk 5 to 12 cheaper in per kilogram than the market rates.
Expressed satisfaction after purchasing vegetables, onion and pulse at reasonable prices, Md Salam, a rickshaw puller told BSS, “We can’t buy essential goods from kitchen markets. I am passing hardship with five members family as I earn a little money by plying rickshaw.”
At the fair-price stall set up by students, onions at Tk 75, garlic at 215, green chilly 150, medium-sized gourds 40, taro stalks 40 and papayas at Tk 20.
Talking to BSS, Muhibulla Muhib, a coordinator of anti-discrimination student movements, said this initiative aimed at stable essential commodity prices to break syndicates.
“Our initiatives will be continued until kitchen markets get stabled and freed from syndicates,” he said, adding farmers were not getting fair prices due to the middlemen.
“The recent surge of the prices of daily goods has put pressure on ordinary people and realising the hardship, we took the initiative,” he added.
