Dhaka, May 12 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said the government will take action if specific information or evidence of extortion is provided, in response to allegations made by the Leader of the Opposition that extortion is driving up commodity prices.

"If the Leader of the Opposition has any records showing that extortion has increased, he can provide them to me, or you (journalists) can provide them. Then we will be able to address the matter," he told reporters after a meeting at the Secretariat on law and order, security at sacrificial cattle markets and overall preparations ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

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