Dhaka, March 3 -- Chattogram Mayor Sahadat Hossain has taken stock of the acute cooking oil crisis plaguing consumers after failing to find any bottles of the kitchen staple during an inspection of Khatunganj, the port city's main wholesale market.

Sahadat was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Farida Khanom during Monday's inspection.

Authorities have scheduled a meeting for Tuesday with edible oil importers, producers and wholesalers to address the issue. They warned that legal action would be taken if oil prices were not reduced after the meeting.

Speaking to reporters during the inspection, Mayor Sahadat said, "For several days, we've received complaints from the public that edible oil has disappeared from the market and the oil th...