<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has taken an initiative to sell six essential items to some one crore low-income group families ahead of holy month of Ramadan, a press release said.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>As part of this, the TCB will start selling three essential items - edible oil, sugar, dates and chickpeas and lentils -- among such families from Thursday (March 9).</div><div><br></div><div>These essential items will be sold in two phases. In the first phase selling of the items will start from Thursday across the country.</div><div><br></div><div>Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi will inaugurate the sales of essential items formally through a function at Tejgaon in the capital on Thursday.</div><div><br></div><div>The card holders can buy the six goods at subsidised rates from the TCB's specific sales points and dealers’ outlets.</div><div><br></div><div>A card holder can buy 2 litre soybean oil, 2 kg lentil, sugar, chickpea and 1 kg date at a time.</div><div><br></div><div>The card holders can buy sugar TK 60/per kg, date at Tk100, lentil at Tk 70, chickpea at Tk 50 and soybean oil at Tk 110 per litre. According to UNB reports&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>