Scanty supply of TCB’s essentials in Rajshahi

Consumers were seen waiting for the products in a long queue and some returned home in empty hands, as the stocks of the items were already finished, reports our Rajshahi correspondent after visiting different points of the city. Samsun Nahar, one of the consumers, said she was waiting in a long queue in the city’s Binodpur market to buy oil and sugar but now returning home in empty hands, as the items were already sold. TCB’s dealers started the sale of three essential items—soybean oil at Tk80 per litre, sugar at Tk55 per kilogram and lentil at Tk89.95 per kg —from August 31, which will continue till September 8, according to the Rajshahi regional office of TCB. One consumer can purchase maximum two kg of sugar and lentil, according to the office. TCB’s Dealer Wasim Reza said: “As TCB’s products are sold at lower rates than market’s rates and the quality of them is also good, people of all classes want to buy the essentials ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.” TCB has fixed 500 kg sugar, 200 kg lentil and 200 litres soybean oil for each dealer. If it would increase the amount, the demand of the consumers could be met up, he said. Kabir Hossain, godown in-charge of Rajshahi TCB, claimed that the goods were supplied as per the demand of the consumers. Dealers try to manipulate the market if they get the products on large scale, he alleged. A total of 17 dealers in the city had taken the products from TCB’s warehouse, said Anisur Rahman, in-charge of TCB Rajshahi division. “There will be no irregularities. The market will be monitored so that consumers get the products in a fair way,” he assured.