Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has fixed the price of beef per kilogramme at Tk 450 for Ramadan, Tk 25 less than that of last Ramadan.

Visiting different markets, the correspondent found that meat merchants have increased price of beef by Tk 20 to Tk 30 since Shab-e-Barat, and selling beef at Tk 500 per kilogramme.

At a meeting yesterday with meat merchants, DSCC Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon said the price of buffalo has been fixed per kg at Tk 420, while mutton (khashi) at Tk 720, and lamb and mutton (bokri) at Tk 600 each, says a press release.

Sayeed Khokon later told reporters that the prices will be applicable for all kitchen markets, including super shops, under the city corporation.

Responding to a query whether the meat traders under Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will maintain the prices, the mayor said, “They usually follow our lead on this. Red meat prices of the two city corporations were same last Ramadan.”

He also said they will take legal actions against traders who disobey the prices fixed for Ramadan.

Meanwhile, Dhaka Metropolitan Meat Merchant Association has decided to hold a press conference at the Crime Reporters' Association Bangladesh today.

They will hold the press conference to protest that Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has not held any price-fixing meeting ahead of Ramadan with them.