Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start countrywide commodity sale programme at subsidised prices from Wednesday aiming to keep the essentials price stable in the markets before the holy Ramadan.
“The state-run enterprise will start commodity sales from March 17 at subsidised rate throughout the country, including Dhaka and Chattorgram metropolitan city,” reports BSS citing a press release.
Under the programme, the TCB will sell edible oil, sugar, lentil and onion to the consumers on 400 mobile trucks-where 80 trucks in Dhaka city and 20 trucks in Chattorgram city.
The TCB will operate the special programme as part of its commodity selling programme before the holy Ramadan and also marking the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the release added.
In the city, each truck will sell around 500-600 kg sugar, 300-500 kg lentil, 500-1000 liter soyabean oil and 300-1000 kg onion in a day. The TCB will sell sugar at Taka 50 per kg, lentil at Taka 55 per kg, soyabean oil at Taka 90 per liter and onion at Taka 15 per kg at the retail level.
An individual will allow buying maximum 2-4 kg sugar, 2 kg lentil and 2-5 liters soyabean oil directly from the TCB truck in a day.
In addition, the TCB programme also will be operated in all district headquarters and upazilas through the dealers. The special commodity selling programme will continue till March 31.
Apart from this, the TCB also will launch month-long commodity selling programme throughout the country with 500 trucks from April 1 to May 6 on the occasion of the holy Ramadan.