Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Traders at Karwan Bazar on Monday made an announcement to sell several essential items at lower profit margins during the holy month of Ramadan.

The announcement which aims to help stabilise prices of daily necessities such as lemons, edible oil, and sugar was made at a press conference organised by Islamiya Samity Kitchen Market at Karwan Bazar.

Newly-elected Member of Parliament for Dhaka-12 constituency, Saiful Alam Milon, was present at the press conference.

At the briefing, traders announced price cuts on several products including lemons by Tk 2.0 per piece, edible oil by Tk 1.0 per litre, sugar by Tk 1.0 a kg, chickpeas by Tk 2.0 a kg, a 200-gram Tang pack by Tk 5.0, beef by Tk 30 a kg, and Miniket rice by Tk 1...