Drive against stockists needed

Last month we saw a laudable initiative taken by the police in Dhaka. Although it was a small-scale drive, it revealed some culpable practices of the high-ups in society. Secretaries, MPs, army personnel, journalists, and even police officers' vehicles driving on the wrong side of the road were caught red-handed by the police. This drive proves that no one is above the law.

If similar drives are conducted against the network involved in hiking the price of rice and other essential commodities, people can breathe a sigh of relief. It is my humble request to the incumbent government to take necessary steps against those responsible for creating an artificial shortage of grocery items resulting in price hike.