Trading Corporation of Bangladesh

The biggest issue facing the TCB is the critical shortage of modern storage infrastructure and buffer stocks, which the government is now attempting to address through a proposed nationwide warehouse network and the integration of AI-driven digital monitoring to stabilize market prices.

TCB was established on 1 January 1972 under President's Order No. 68 of 1972, issued by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to address post-liberation food and resource shortages. Its legal text is at bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/act-397.html. Current Chairman Brigadier General Mohammad Foysal Azad (sometimes transliterated 'Foyshol Azad') was confirmed in office by February 26, 2026 (Dhaka Tribune); his exact appointment date could not be established from available sources -- head_since is set to the earliest confirmed date of office found. A previous chairman, Brigadier General Abu Saleh Md Golam Ambia, is referenced in an earlier Daily Sun headline; the transition to Foysal Azad occurred during early 2026. Staff count and annual budget figures are not published in accessible primary sources; null values reflect absence of verified data, not zero. The Family Card is a joint initiative of TCB and the Ministry of Social Welfare / SSPS Programme; TCB administers the commodity-purchase component (Smart Family Card OMS) while the Ministry of Social Welfare administers the Tk 2,500 monthly cash transfer component. The AI-based supply chain monitoring commitment (May 11, 2026, Commerce Minister Muktadir) is a stated policy intention, not yet an operational system -- no procurement or contract has been confirmed in public sources as of May 17, 2026. The Wikipedia article references Brigadier General Md Mostofa Iquebal as a past chairman; cross-checked against Dhaka Tribune (Foysal Azad as current) which is more recent and specific. activity_score of 9 reflects TCB's exceptional operational tempo: two major truck-sale campaigns and a flagship social protection pilot all within the 90-day window.