Dhaka, Feb. 13 -- In Chattogram, buyers stand in long queues to purchase the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh, or TCB, goods at subsidised rates, but limited allocation forcing many to return empty-handed.

Traders say they receive daily stock for 200 people, but several times more people gather at each location, making it impossible to serve everyone.

After a month-long pause, the TCB resumed its truck sales on Monday.

On the first day, goods were distributed across 20 locations in Wards 1-20, followed by another 20 locations in Wards 21-41 the next day.

On Wednesday, sales took place at mixed locations across the city.

Each truck is selling sugar at Tk 70 per kg, lentils at Tk 60 per kg, chickpeas at Tk 60 per kg, dates at Tk 155 p...