People from the working-class backgrounds battle hard to buy essential items at subsidized rates from a truck as the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh has begun the sale of five products ahead of the holy Ramadan. The photo was taken in the Motijheel area on Monday.— Photo by Shafiqul Alam The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh, or TCB, started Monday the sale of five products, including chickpeas and dates, at subsidised prices ahead of Ramadan, reports bdnews254.com.
The initiative kicked off in Dhaka and Chattogram on Monday, according to Kamal Hossain, an official at the Ministry of Commerce.
He also announced that the trade advisory programme will be launched in Khulna on Tuesday.
Shahnaz Sultana, the owner of SM Enterprises, a TCB dealer based in Chattogram's Hathazari, told bdnews24.com: "As previously announced, the truck sales began at 10am on Monday. Our vehicles have already departed, carrying the products to their respective locations."
Consumers can purchase up to two litres of edible oil, two kg of lentils, one kg of sugar, two kg of chickpeas, and 500 grams of dates from the TCB trucks.
Under the initiative, edible oil is available for Tk 100 per litre, lentils are priced at Tk 60 per kg, sugar at Tk 70 per kg, chickpeas at Tk 60 per kg, and half a kg of dates at Tk 155.
In response to the significant surge in the prices of essential goods, the TCB has been selling products through trucks at 50 locations in Dhaka and 20 in Chattogram since Oct 24, 2024. However, the initiative was paused after Dec 31, 2024.
Now, after a 40-day hiatus, the TCB has resumed offering products at affordable prices.
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