, April 8 -- Consumer rights body Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) on Wednesday formed a human chain in front of the Jatiya Press Club protesting what it called an artificial shortage of edible oil in the market and placed a five-point demand to resolve the crisis.

At the programme, CAB leaders alleged that despite the government-fixed price of loose soybean oil at Tk 185 per litre and bottled soybean oil at Tk 170, bottled oil is being sold in the market for up to Tk 200, around Tk 30 higher than the set rate.

Similarly, loose palm oil is being sold at Tk 168 per litre instead of the fixed Tk 162, the organisation said.

CAB claimed that the market lacks effective monitoring and that dishonest traders are controlling supply th...