The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will begin its special truck sale program from Monday ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, continuing until May 21. The initiative was confirmed in a press release issued on Sunday. Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir will officially inaugurate the program beside the PSC building in Agargaon. The operation will distribute subsidized essential goods including edible oil, sugar, and lentils to low-income families holding TCB cards.

According to the announcement, 720 mobile trucks will operate across the country, including 50 in Dhaka, 20 in Chattogram, 15 in each of six divisional cities, and 10 in each of 56 other districts. Each truck will serve around 400 people daily, excluding Fridays. Consumers can purchase up to two liters of edible oil at Tk 130 per liter, one kilogram of sugar at Tk 80, and two kilograms of lentils at Tk 70 per kilogram.

The TCB expects to sell about 13,939 metric tons of goods through the trucks and 34,848 metric tons to 7.2 million cardholder families in May under its regular subsidized program.