The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), government's marketing agency, will sell goods at fair price at 46 points across the capital city during the holy month of Ramadan. From mobile trucks, TCB people will sell sugar at Tk 27 per kg, mashur dal at Tk 60 per kg, a two-litre botle of soyabean oil at 152 and five-litre botle at Tk 374, an official announcement said Thursday.

"The selling will take place from 9am to 4pm except on Fridays and government holidays," it said about the trading operation, launched in the wake of high prices of essentials.

The marketing spots are Press Club (transport pool), Shikka Bhaban, Secretariat Main Gate, Bailey Road colony, Eskaton Garden Colony, Rampura Bus Stand, Khilgaon Taltala, Mouchak crossing, Shahjahanpur Railway Colony, Motijheel Colony, AGB Colony, T & T Colony, Mipur-1 Bus Stand, Mirpur-2 Bus Stand, Mirpur-12 (Pallabi), Mirpur-10 Goal Chakkar Fire Service Gate, Mirpur-13 Nam Garden, Mirpur-14 Gate (Kachukhet Bazar), Rayerbag Bazar, Shanir Akhra Bazar, Jatrabari crossing and Syadabad Bus Stand.

The spots also include Sher-e-Bangla Nagar (Election Commission and Planning Commission Secretariat), Farmgate, Farmgate Bus Stand (beside cinema hall), Mahakhali crossing, Mahakhali Bus Stand, Utara (Rajlaxmi), Utara (bank colony), House Building Colony (Utara), Fakirapur Bazar (north gate), Kamalapur rail station, Bangladesh Bank and Colony, Shyamoli cinema hall, Mohammadpur Shia Masjid, Mohammadpur Bus Stand, Shankar Bus Stand Dhanmondi, Nawabpur road (Dhaka court), Sadarghat, Jigatala crossing, New market (kitchen market), Hatirpul Bazar, Azimpur Graveyard (gate), Azimpur Colony, place adjacent to Eden College, and Azimpur Colony (Western High School).

Lorry loads of TCB commodities will also be sold in Chitagong, Khulna and Rajshahi divisional cities while appointed dealers will sell these items in different divisions and district towns.

Huge ammunition seized from remote village of Jhenaigati upazila UNB, Sherpur BDR yesterday seized a large quantity of bullets hidden underground and arrested a young man from a remote Bakakura village of Jhenaigati upazila.

On secret information, a BDR team raided the house at 4-15 am and unearthed 29,100 bullets of pistol hidden in a water tank. Russel Sangma, 25, was taken into custody from the house. Police said Sangma was undergoing interrogation in their custody.