Form high-level committee to investigate unusual hikes in agro products: HC

The High Court (HC) has ordered the authorities concerned to form a high-level committee to investigate unusual hikes in the prices of agricultural products, including potatoes, onions, and eggs.

An HC bench comprising Justice Mostafa Zaman Islam and Justice Md Atabullah passed the order on Sunday.

The court also issued a rule asking as to why the failure of the relevant government bodies to curb the price hikes of agricultural products should not be declared illegal.

The HC asked why market infrastructure would not be developed at the production sites of agricultural products to keep the prices at a reasonable level.

Secretaries of the commerce ministry and agricultural ministry, the Department of Agricultural Extension, and other relevant parties have been ordered to respond to this rule within four weeks.