State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul
Islam Titu today said that efforts are on to sell products of the
Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) among the common
people through setting up permanent shops in the next fiscal year
(FY25).
Besides, he said plan is also there to sell TCB products among the
mid-income group people at affordable prices in future.
Titu said, ‘From the next fiscal year (FY25), we want to sell products
through permanent shops so that the beneficiaries can take away
products timely. We’ll try to make a buffer stock of TCB products in
the next fiscal year so that we can control the price of essentials
although there may be shortage of supplies at kitchen markets in
different times.’
He said this while inaugurating the sale operations of TCB products
for the month of June at Sheikh Fazlul Haque Moni Play Ground in
the capital’s Pallabi area.
He informed that the government has already signed an agreement
with Russia while efforts are on to sign such agreement with other
co
untries.
Titu said when one crore families get such essential items at
subsidized rates, the demands of rice, sugar, lentil and edible oil are
met to a significant extent.
‘Through providing four essential items at subsidized rates, we’re
also controlling the pressure of price of essentials in the market.
There has been a bumper production of paddy in this season and
our Directorate General of Food is procuring rice and paddy.
Hopefully, we’ll be able to control the price of rice also.’ he added.
In this June, some one crore TCB beneficiary families across the
country will be provided 5 kgs rice at Taka 30 per kg, 2 liters of
soybean oil at Taka 100 per liter, 2 kgs of lentil at Taka 60 per kg,
and 1 kg of sugar at Taka 70 per kg in Dhaka. The price of per
package will be Taka 540.
Commerce Secretary Mohammad Selim Uddin, TCB chairman M
Mostafa Kamal Iqbal, among others, were present on the occasion.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha