Rice traders have to obtain licence from food department by Oct 30, says minister

The food ministry has set Oct 30 as the deadline for rice and wheat traders to obtain licences from the authorities.

Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 2 Oct 2017, 09:04 AM
Updated : 2 Oct 2017, 01:40 PM

Food Minister Qamrul Islam has ordered district controllers (DC Food) and regional controllers (RC Food) to take legal measures against any trader who has not obtained a license by then.

A notice informing rice traders of the decision will be issued by Oct 10, the food minister told reporters after a meeting with field level workers at the Secretariat on Monday.

The government has also made it mandatory for traders to report on their stocks every 15 days.

“Food officials were not previously aware of the need to collect stock reports due to ignorance, or other reasons,” the food minister said.