<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday directed the State Minister for Commerce to start monitoring the market strictly.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>She made this directive during an unscheduled discussion at the cabinet meeting chaired by her at PM's office here in the city.</div><div><br></div><div>Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain briefed reporters at Bangladesh Secretariat after the meeting.</div><div><br></div><div>“Some products have witnessed a trend of price hike even though there is no supply problem in the market. So, the prime minister directed the State Minister for Commerce to start monitoring the market strictly,” he said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd/fas</div>