Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- WHEN the prices of vegetables in capital Dhaka's markets are three to four times higher, farmers are not getting a fair price.
This abnormal increase in vegetable prices is happening as the produce reaches the retail market from the field due to the interference of the middlemen and extortion on the road.
According to media reports, on average, a truck coming from Mahasthan Bazar in Bogura district to Dhaka has to pay a toll of up to Tk 3,000.
This money is being collected by the highway police, political parties, and trade unions.
The three-fourths of the price at which farmers sell vegetables are being passed on to consumers.
For example, beans are being bought from farmers in Bogura for Tk 30, but are being sold r...