Continue TCB sale at upazilas: HC
The High Court yesterday directed the government to continue selling essential commodities through Trading Corporation Bangladesh (TCB) to people at upazila level, beyond the city corporations and municipality areas, until the coronavirus pandemic ends.
The HC bench of Justice JBM Hassan passed the order after the government yesterday submitted a report saying that it has already started selling TCB's essential goods to people at upazila level in line with this court's June 3 directive.
Deputy Attorney General Samarendranath Biswas placed the compliance report on behalf of the government during holding a virtual hearing on a writ petition.
Following the same writ petition, the HC bench on June 3 had ordered the principal secretary to the prime minister's office, commerce secretary and chairman of TCB to take necessary measures in the next seven days to sell the TCB's essential goods to people at upazila level beyond city corporations and municipality areas during the coronavirus pandemic.
The court also asked them to submit a report to it yesterday after complying with the directives.
The HC bench passed the order following a writ petition filed by rights organisation Law and Life Foundation, seeking necessary directives.
Law and Life Foundation submitted the writ petition on May 31 to the HC saying that the TCB's daily essentials are currently sold to people in city corporation and municipality areas at a minimum rate while those in upazila levels are deprived of the TCB goods.
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