TCB starts sale of essentials to 1 crore families

The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh yesterday started selling essential items across the country at subsidised rates to one crore low-income families that have TCB cards.

In this phase, the low-income groups would be able to buy two litres of soybean oil at Tk 110 per litre at a time, two kilogrammes of lentil at Tk 65 per kg, 1kg of sugar at Tk 55 and 2kg of onions at Tk 20 per kg.

Onions will be sold only at city corporation areas and in those districts with regional TCB offices.

The sale this time would continue until August 14, commerce ministry's Senior Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh told The Daily Star yesterday.

Consumers would be able to buy products from TCB's selected distributors across the country, he said.

Ghosh also said around one crore low-income families will get the benefits this time.

In Dhaka city, almost 12.5 lakh families will be able to buy products from TCB.

The sale of products at subsidised prices will be under the supervision of the deputy commissioners concerned, said commerce ministry sources.