Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered the authorities concerned to maintain law and order and keep the prices of commodities under check.

"If there is any extortion, all concerned have to take very strong action," she told a meeting of the secretaries at the Prime Minister's Office on Monday morning.

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Cabinet Secretary Mahbub Hossain told reporters at the Secretariat after the meeting.

"She has asked to keep an eye on maintaining law and order and controlling market prices. In the case of surveillance, she has talked about a specific area where on many occasions the issue of extortion comes over the price of goods. In this case, she has asked all concerned...