RANGPUR, Jan 11, 2022 (BSS) - Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) continues open market sales of essential commodities at fair price through its 283 authorized dealers benefiting the low-income group and common people in seven districts of Rangpur division.

  Officials at Rangpur regional TCB office today said the dealers are selling sugar at Taka 55 per kg, bottled soya-bean oil at Taka 110 per liter, lentil Taka 60 per kg and onion at Taka 30 per kg under the program.

   "The government is selling essential commodities aiming at keeping prices of those under control and assisting common people in getting those at fair prices," said Rangpur Regional Office Chief of TCB Pratap Kumar.

  A total of 283 TCB dealers have been appointed for selling essentials in seven districts of Rangpur, Dinajpur, Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, Nilphamari, Kurigram and Lalmonirhat in Rangpur division.

  Of them, 146 TCB authorized dealers are selling the essential commodities in rotation in Rangpur district, including 27 are selling the same in Rangpur city and 119 in seven upazilas of the district.

  Besides, 41 TCB authorized dealers are selling the essential commodities in Kurigram, 26 in Dinajpur, 25 in Lalmonirhat, 20 in Nilphamari, 13 in Thakurgaon and 12 in Panchagarh districts. "Among the total 283 dealers, 20 are selling the essential commodities daily on a rotation basis, including six in Rangpur city and 14 others at upazila levels in seven districts," Pratap said.

  Each of the 20 dealers are selling 100 kg of sugar, 500 kg of lentils, 700 liters of soybean oil and 300 kgs of onion daily using mobile trucks or at sales centers in these districts, including Rangpur city," he said.

  Every citizen can purchase one kg of sugar, 2 kgs of lentil, two liters of bottled soybean oil and 2 kgs of onion from the mobile trucks of the TCB approved dealers in the division.

  "The district and upazila administrations and regional officers of TCB are monitoring the open market sales of essential commodities and selling by the approved dealers in the division," Pratap added.

  After purchasing sugar, lentil, onion and soybean oil from a mobile truck of a TCB approved dealer in Rangpur city today, day-laborer Bulbul Ahmed expressed happiness and thanked the government for selling the essentials at fair prices.