TCB begins open market sale in port city

The open market sale of sugar, red lentil and edible oil through moving trucks will continue till September 8 in the city. The TCB fixed the price of sugar at Tk 55 per kilogram, edible oil at Tk 80 per litre and red lentil at Tk 89.95 per kilogram. A single person can buy 3 kgs of sugar, 2 kgs of red lentil and 5 litres of edible oil at a time. The TCB representatives are selling the essential commodities in 10 strategic points of the port city. The selected OMS points are Agrabad ethnological museum, Agrabad CGO building, Alankar intersection, WASA intersection, GPO at Kotwali intersection, Deputy Commissioner (DC) office premises, Sholoshahar Gate No.2, Nasirabad (Purbokone office premises), New Market Railway Station and CEPZ intersection. Speaking to the Dhaka Tribune, Suza Uddullah Sarker, chief regional officer of TCB Chittagong said: “The state-run corporation has decided to sell three essential items in the city from August 31 so that the low-income households can buy the commodities at fair prices before Eid-ul-Azha.” “As many as 18 dealers have received commodities from the TCB in the last two days. Apart from 10 selected OMS points in the city, the consumers can collect essential commodities from Chittagong TCB sales centre,” the TCB official said. There are a total of 348 TCB dealers in Chittagong, 145 dealers in the city corporation area and 203 dealers in the district.