Trading Corporation of Bangladesh

In the backdrop of all round scarcities of essential consumer items and industrial raw materials after the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971, the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh(TCB) was established under the President's Order No-68 of 1972. The main objective behind the creation of TCB as the State Trading Organization was to ensure steady supply of essential consumer goods and industrial raw materials and to make them easily available to the consumers at reasonable prices.

The functions of the Corporation are :
a) to carry on the business of imports and exports in accordance with the policy of the Government from time to time.

b) to arrange for the sale and distribution of the imported goods and to appoint dealers/agents etc. for this purpose as per government directives.

c) to do all other acts and things connected with or ancillary thereto.

Ever since its inception, TCB did perform a commendable job by ensuring steady inflow of a large number of essential commodities in the market which provided succour to the common people of the country.

Over the years, TCB has developed expertise and is now manned with a group of professionals who are highly skilled in import, export, shipping, clearance and movement, marketing, distribution, banking and all other ancillary activities that go with a national Import-Export House.

TCB has also been entrusted by the government with the task of monitoring of domestic market prices of essential commodities since 1990. It prepares daily market reports, price list of essential commodities and distribute among the concerned Government officials and agencies. Moreover, TCB performs other duties from time to time as assigned by the government.