<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The government on Sunday allowed five companies to import five crore more eggs to keep its price stable in the market.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A media release signed by Md Hailder Ali, public relations officer of the Ministry of Commerce, said each firm will be able to import one crore eggs.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The companies are Union Venture Limited, JFJ Paradise Connection, Layek Enterprise, M/S Lucky Enterprise and M/S Pinky Traders.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">However, the release didn’t mention thenames of the countries from where the eggs will be imported.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Earlier on August 23, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi announced that the government would allow importing eggs if needed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As price of eggs has soared abnormally the members of Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection are conducting drives in different wholesale markets in the city and realising fines, he said. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>