DHAKA, March 9, 2023 (BSS) - Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today said that 
the number of family cards of the state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh 
(TCB) would be increased considering selling of essential items among the 
common people at subsidized rates.

Tipu said this while inaugurating the sale operations of essentials of TCB as 
the chief guest at Tejgaon in the capital marking the Holy Month of Ramadan.

"Ours such kind of operation aims at delivering essentials among one crore 
families at affordable price. Such essentials would be sold ahead of the 
Ramadan. The prices of commodities have increased worldwide putting an impact 
on the local market also. 

Considering the interests of the common people, the Prime Minister has been 
trying her best to sell essentials among the commoners at an affordable 
price. We're working to this end" he said.

He informed that such operations of TCB would continue until March 30 while 
efforts are there so that the family card holders get their essential items 
at ease side by side there is distribution of more cards.

Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Tapan Kanti Ghosh, TCB Chairman 
Brig Gen M Ariful Hasan, Dhaka North City Corporation 25 number ward 
councilor Abdullah Al Monjur were present, among others, on the occasion.

Marking the Holy Month of Ramadan, some one crore families across the country 
including Dhaka are getting five essential items at subsidized rates from 
today. These items are edible oil, sugar, dates, chickpeas and lentil. The 
operations will be conducted in two phases while the first phase was 
inaugurated today.

Under the operation, the price of per kg sugar is Taka 60, per kg lentil is 
Taka 70, per litre soybean oil is Taka 110, per kg chickpeas is Taka 50 while 
per kg dates is Taka 100.

One consumer will be able to buy highest 2 kgs of lentil, 2 litres of Soybean 
oil, one kg each sugar, chickpeas and dates.