The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) on Thursday resumed its truck sale to reach essential items to low income group people at a subsidized price and also to keep the price of essentials stable.
The sale started through some 450 mobile trucks in Dhaka, in all the metropolitan areas, in district and upazila level and it would continue until February 22.
Talking to BSS, joint director of TCB and information officer of Dhaka regional office Humayun Kabir informed that the TCB is conducting sale of essential items through mobile trucks at a subsidized price among the low income group people during this difficult time of pandemic while such operation would continue until February 22.
He informed that from the TCB trucks, a consumer would be able to take maximum 2kgs of sugar at Tk 55 per kg, 2 to 5 liters of soybean oil at Taka 110 per liter, 2 to 5kgs of onion at Tk 30 per kg and 2kgs of lentil at Tk 65 per kg.
Humayun also urged all the dealers to conduct the operations following the health safety guidelines.
Each TCB truck of essential items will contain 300 to 800kgs of sugar, 400 to 800kgs of lentil, 100 to 1,000kgs of onion and 500 to 1,000 liters of soybean oil.
