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TCB readies 57 lakh family cards for distribution
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has verified, printed, and handed over 57 lakh smart family cards to local administration offices for nationwide distribution.
9 February 2025, 21:00 PM
Govt detects anomalies in TCB card distribution
There was corruption in the distribution of family cards for subsidised commodity sales by the state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), according to Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin.
10 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Hunt for OMS food grows desperate
In the bustling area of Mirpur-10 in the capital, over 300 people gathered early Monday morning, hoping to buy subsidised essentialsthat serve as a lifeline for low-income families.
21 November 2024, 00:00 AM
TCB to sell potato from tomorrow
Consumers in Dhaka can purchase up to 3 kilogrammes (kg) of potatoes at Tk 40 per kg through 50 trucks deployed across the city
19 November 2024, 11:08 AM
TCB to sell subsidised foods through smart family cards
57 lakh smart cards have been prepared so far
9 November 2024, 09:14 AM
TCB to sell Indian onions at Tk 40/kg from tomorrow
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling Indian onion at Tk 40 per kilogramme (kg) in Dhaka, Gazipur and Chattogram cities from tomorrow.
1 April 2024, 14:20 PM
TCB reverses decision to hike sugar prices by Tk 30 per kg
State minister assures that existing sugar stock is sufficient despite sugar mill fire
7 March 2024, 05:39 AM
TCB to buy 80 lakh litres of soybean oil
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh is going to buy 80 lakh litres of soybean oil in 2023-24 fiscal year.
16 August 2023, 11:06 AM
TCB to sell rice for the first time
Each of the card holders will be able to buy five kilogrammes rice, the minister said while inaugurating the sale of TCB products for the cardholders across the country for June at Dhaka’s Tejgaon area.
13 June 2023, 11:08 AM
TCB's sugar, lentil, soybean oil sales begin tomorrow
Sugar, lentil will be Tk 70 a kg, soybean oil Tk 100 a litre
12 June 2023, 14:41 PM
TCB to sell sugar at Tk 60, lentils Tk 70, soybean oil Tk 110
Sales will begin tomorrow
8 March 2023, 13:35 PM
TCB’s commodity sale to one crore people begins tomorrow
State-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) is going to sell essential commodities at subsidised rates from tomorrow.
16 October 2022, 11:43 AM
OMS rice sale at subsidised prices a welcome move
OMS rice sale at subsidised prices will bring some relief to the poor
1 September 2022, 12:30 PM
TCB postpones sale of essentials through trucks
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has postponed its decision to sell daily essentials scheduled to start tomorrow, it said in a statement.
15 May 2022, 17:18 PM
People suffered when rice price crossed Tk 50
People faced some difficulties when the price of rice crossed Tk 50 a kg and might have run out of their savings to cope with the high price, Finance Minister AMA Muhith said yesterday.
24 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Soaring Price of Rice: Govt intervenes to stabilise market
With rice prices soaring across the country, the government yesterday made a rather delayed intervention in the form of distribution of
17 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Has the TCB already run out of supplies?
Come every Ramadan, we are confronted with rampant price hikes and unethical trade practices in sharp contrast to the spirit of the holy month.
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Prices up on high demand
Prices of some essentials whose consumption goes up during Ramadan are on the rise already despite adequate supply, much to the worries of the consumers.
29 May 2016, 18:00 PM
TCB to sell onion at Tk 50 per kg from tomorrow
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling onion at Tk 50 per kg across the country from tomorrow ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha.
14 September 2015, 12:50 PM