State of the Bangladesh Economy in FY2021-22
Independent Review of
RBD
Bangladesh's Development
4. Conclusion
The government should take necessary steps on the following issues:
➤ The role of the competition commission needs to be strengthened particularly
with respect to market for essential consumer goods.
■ The Commission should develop a database, regularly monitor the dominant market
players' operations, investigate exercise of market controlling and manipulating
behaviour (if any), and take proper measures in this connection.
➤ Given the rise in poverty and changing consumption patterns, particularly of
urban employed people and their families, timely import of rice should be given
importance in the short and medium term policies.
➤ Targeted public investment is needed to enhance productivity particularly in
rice production and lowering the production costs through mechanization and
other means.
➤ Lower adjustment of diesel price will be required to reduce tillage, irrigation
and transportation costs which will help reduce production cost, particularly for
boro production and other diesel-used agro-products.
CPD (2021): State of the Bangladesh Economy in FY2021-22 (First Reading)
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