The minister said that unscrupulous market syndicates increase the prices of essential commodities on various pretexts.
Hasan said that it is true that those who want to topple the government are also associated with this syndicate.
Rangunia Samity, Dhaka President Md. Ghiyas Uddin Khan presided over the event.
Whip Saimum Sarwar Kamal, Foreign Secretary Masood Bin Momen, Chittagong Committee-Dhaka Chairman Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury and General Secretary Engineer Ujjwal Mallik attended the program as special guests.
The leaders of Rangunia Committee handed over a memento to the External Affairs Minister.
Later, the Minister unveiled the souvenir of the committee along with the organizers and guests.