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TCB truck comes as relief amid price hike
Amid the soaring price hike of daily essentials in the country, the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) selling goods at subsidised prices is the only relief for the low and lower-middle income people in the capital.
TCB to sell essentials on streets from Monday
Amid the ongoing strict lockdown the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will continue selling daily essentials at subsidised price.
The daily essentials would be available on dealer trucks from July 26 to Aug. 26 across the country, said a TCB press release Sunday.
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However, the trucks won't be available on public holidays.
People could purchase edible soybean oil at Tk 100 per liter, lentils Tk 55 per kg and sugar Tk 55 per kg, the release also said.
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999 call: TCB goods recovered from AL leader’s house
Police have recovered huge quantities of TCB goods from the house of Abul Hossain Khalifa, office secretary of Bakerganj Upazila Awami League in Barishal.
After locals called 999 with information that TCB goods were hoarded illegally at Khalifa's house, Bakerganj police in a drive on Wednesday evening recovered 1,000 liters of soybean oil, 500 kg of sugar and 500 kg of lentils from the leader’s house.
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Bakerganj Police Station OC Satya Ranjan Khaskel said that a team of Bakerganj Police Station went to Abul Hossain Khalifa's house and recovered TCB goods after the locals called 999.
It is learned that the products were collected for Saikat Enterprise, a dealer company owned by Alamgir Hossain Sabuj. Those were kept in his house to sell to the shops in Kaliganj Bazar that night.
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However, Abul Hossain claimed that Sabuj was physically ill and so he took the TCB goods to his house from where Sabuj would take them away later.
BNP blames corrupt syndicate for price hike
Voicing deep concerns over the growing price hike of daily essentials, BNP on Tuesday alleged that corrupt “government-backed” syndicates are controlling the kitchen markets to make quick buck through tricks.
“The prices of essentials are reduced during Ramadan in other Muslim countries. But in our country, the prices of goods go up during this time. Awami League-backed syndicates are controlling the market and raising the prices of goods through tricks,” said BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Speaking at a press conference at BNP chairperson’s Gulshan office, he also bemoaned that the state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), has also increased the prices of commodities ahead of Ramadan. “It’s regrettable as people usually depend on TCB to buy goods at fair prices. A syndicate is also there.”
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Fakhrul said the prices of essential commodities, including rice, soybean oil, sugar, and flour, have marked a sharp rise due to the government’s failure to monitor the market.
As a sequel to widespread corruption during this government, he said the managements of kitchen markets have been held hostage to the corrupt business syndicates who are the “beneficiaries of the government”.
He said it is the responsibility of the government to control the corrupt syndicates and keep the market stable.
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The BNP leader said there is no alternative to installing a pro-people government in the country removing the political stalemate to protect the human rights and interests of people.
“This government is least bothered about people’s welfare since they’ve no accountability. Under the circumstances, everyone must take part in the movement to establish a democratic and pro-people government under the leadership of the BNP,” he observed.
Fakhrul said the government provoked the Hefazat to engage in violence on the occasion of Independence Day as part of its move to climate the opposition.
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The BNP alleged that police have long been arresting their party’s leaders and activists at different parts of the country in different cases.
About the condition of their party chairperson Khaleda, Zia who tested positive for coronavirus, Fakhrul said she is doing well and receiving treatment from her personal physicians.
He urged people to pray for the speedy recovery of their party chief.
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