Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) is going to start selling 5 products including rice at subsidized prices among 1 crore family card holder low-income families across the country tomorrow (Sunday).
In this phase of the month of October, along with rice and other products, each family cardholder can buy two kg of onion at the rate of Tk 35 per kg.
This sales activity will be conducted from dealers' shops and designated permanent establishments with the cooperation of the City Corporation, District-Upazila Administration, and as per their scheduled date and time plan.
Cardholders can purchase rice, edible oil, lentils, sugar, and onions from regular designated dealers.
A cardholder can buy a maximum of five kg of rice at the rate of Tk 30 per kg, two liters of edible oil at the rate of Tk 100 per kg, two kg of lentils at the rate of Tk 60 per kg, and 1.0 kg of sugar at the rate of Tk 70 per kg.
The TCB notification said that sugar will be sold in some places subject to availability and imported onions will be sold only in Dhaka city.