The Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industry Corporation (BSFIC) has set the maximum retail price of government mill sugar at Tk. 160 per kg by increasing Tk. 20 per kg. Apart from this, from now on, the mill gate selling price of 50 kg of bagged sugar of the corporation has been fixed at Tk. 150 (one kg) and at dealer level at Tk. 157 (one kg).
BSFIC informed this in a circular on Thursday (February 22).
It is said that the sale price of sugar produced by BSFIC has been re-fixed in line with the international and domestic market price of sugar. Government's cooperation is needed to control the sugar market on the occasion of fasting in the market.
Besides, the selling price of 1 kg of packaged sugar in mill gate or corporate super shops of the corporation has been set at Tk. 155 and the maximum retail selling price in various super shops, basements and markets of sugar industry buildings has been set at Tk. 160.
It should be noted that some companies are selling government sugar at high prices in the market. The company has fixed the price of sugar in a packet of sugar at last Tk. 140 per kg.