TCB smart cards to be distributed by January: Minister

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Thursday said that 10 million family cards of The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will be converted into smart cards and distributed by January/February next year, reports UNB.
The minister also expressed the hope that the distribution of smart cards will start next month as the work of converting TCB cards into smart cards is in the final stage.
He said this while inaugurating the sale of TCB products, including rice, at subsidised rates among family card holders organised by TCB on the Indira Road Krira Chakra ground in the capital's Khamarbari.
The commerce minister said the prices of goods have increased in all countries due to the global situation.
"When international prices for items such as oil, sugar, and other imports rise, it naturally leads to an increase in their prices in the local market," he said.