The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MoFL) will sell animal proteins including meat and milk in Dhaka during the whole month of Ramadan, which is scheduled to start in around two weeks.

With support from poultry and dairy producers, the ministry will also supply eggs and beef from the first day of the fasting month to help stabilise prices, according to a press release. 

These items will be sold through mobile trucks at 25 locations in Dhaka, Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter said at a press briefing at the ministry today. 

She added that all relevant ministries are working to ensure supply in their respective sectors to keep the prices of essential commodities under control during Ramadan. 

The Bangladesh Poultry Industries Central Council, the Bangladesh Dairy and Fattening Farmers Association, and other stakeholders, including dairy processing companies and marginal farmers, will provide overall support. 

Consumers will be able to purchase dressed broiler meat at Tk 250 per kg, pasteurised milk at Tk 80 per litre, and eggs at Tk 114 per dozen. Additionally, beef will be available at Tk 650 per kg. 

These prices are lower than the prevailing market rates in Dhaka. 

Each day during Ramadan, approximately 60,000 eggs, 6,000 litres of milk, and 2,000-2,500 kg of dressed broiler meat will be sold through the mobile trucks, according to the ministry's statement. 

The ministry is also taking steps to expand the initiative to all divisional, district, and upazila levels in coordination with local farmers, the press release added.