Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said edible oil prices will not be increased before a review is carried out. He made the remarks while responding to journalists after inaugurating riverbank protection work at Kanishail on the right bank of the Surma River in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.

The minister also said that although traders have demanded an increase in edible oil prices, the government would make a considered decision.

Asked whether the country’s overall law and order situation could hamper investment, the minister said the government was monitoring the situation to ensure that the prevailing law and order situation did not affect domestic or foreign investment.