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Download PDF The government today starts its nationwide open market sales (OMS) to stabilise rice prices ahead of the month of Ramadan.
The market price for coarse rice yesterday was Tk 32-34 per kilogram, while through the OMS programme rice will be sold at the subsidised rate of Tk 28 per kilogram.
A consumer can buy a maximum of three kilograms of rice under OMS at a time from the 925 OMS outlets and 25 truck stalls in the capital’s 90 municipal wards.
Each truck is allocated 3000 kilograms of rice a day and the OMS centres have been allocated 750-765 kilogrammes for each day, six days a week. There will be no OMS on Fridays.
Across the nation, there will be 7141 dealers taking part in OMS programme, with dealers in the six city corporations, Narayanganj, Narsingdi and Gazipur being allocated 765 kilograms, while dealers in other areas have been allocated 510 kilograms for the daily sales.
The Food Directorate in a press release said any complaints regarding OMS should be made to the office of the Head Controller of Dhaka Rationing or on tel no 9333938.
According to Trading Corporation Bangladesh figures, rice prices have fallen by 4.35 per cent over the past month.
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