Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir will inaugurate the programme in the capital’s Agargaon area
Long queues have formed today in front of Zigatola Model Govt Primary School as consumers wait to purchase essential items at reduced prices. Photo: TBS
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Long queues have formed today in front of Zigatola Model Govt Primary School as consumers wait to purchase essential items at reduced prices. Photo: TBS
The government is set to launch the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB)’s mobile truck sale programme from tomorrow (11 May) to ensure affordable essential commodities ahead of Eid-ul-Adha.
Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir will inaugurate the programme in the capital’s Agargaon area, reads a press release.
Under the initiative, essential items will be sold through 720 mobile trucks across the country from 11 May to 21 May (excluding Fridays). Each truck will serve around 400 consumers daily, offering subsidised products including edible oil, sugar and lentils.
In total, nearly 28.80 lakh beneficiaries are expected to receive around 13,939 tonnes of goods through the truck sales during the 10-day programme. The sales will be open to all consumers.
According to an official order signed by TCB Deputy Director (Commercial) Md Shahadat Hossain, the ongoing subsidised sales for low-income families holding TCB cards will continue alongside this initiative.
As part of the distribution plan, 50 trucks will operate in Dhaka metropolitan area (including Dhaka district), 20 in Chattogram metropolitan area (including Chattogram district), 15 in each of the six other divisional cities and their respective districts, and 10 trucks in each of the remaining 56 districts.
Each consumer will be able to purchase a maximum of two litres of edible oil at Tk130 per litre, one kg of sugar at Tk80 and two kg of lentils at Tk70 per kg.
Meanwhile, for Eid-ul-Adha, around 72 lakh TCB cardholder families will receive nearly 34,848 tonnes of goods in May under the regular subsidised programme. The quantity and prices of edible oil, sugar, and lentils for cardholders will remain unchanged.
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