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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 Organisation 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.
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