Let's not overeat
Photo: WAHID ADNAN / DRIKNEWS
As a way to keep the prices of the foodstuffs under control, the commerce minister has asked people to eat less. His remark has drawn severe criticism from every corner. In fact, he is right; only he has chosen the wrong words to express his idea. Instead of suggesting the people to eat less, he should have suggested them not to overeat. Though Allah has asked the Muslims to be moderate in having their foods during the month of Ramadan, people of Bangladesh increase their food intake almost double during this month, defying Allah's command. This practice increases the demand of the foodstuffs in the market in this month and our greedy businessmen increase the prices of the food items. In fact, they wait impatiently eleven months for the month of Ramadan to come so that they can flay the consumers. People of Bangladesh need to change their food habit during Ramadan to teach the unscrupulous businessmen a lesson.
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