Staff reporter:
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has digitised its dealer recruitment process to ensure greater transparency, accountability and convenience for applicants, with plans to complete the appointment of new dealers before the upcoming Holy Month of Ramadan.
TCB Chairman Brigadier General Mohammad Foyshol Azad said applicants can now submit applications online from home and track the progress of their applications, replacing the previous manual system.
“We are digitising the dealer recruitment process,” he told to media.
Azad said the corporation is appointing new dealers in different areas, while the recruitment process is continuing alongside field-level verification of applicants’ information.
Under the new system, online applications are sent to the relevant deputy commissioners for verification of the information submitted by applicants. District administrations conduct field investigations and send their findings to the authorities for further evaluation.
A three-member evaluation committee oversees the final selection of dealers, with a representative from the Ministry of Commerce serving as a member. The committee reviews the investigation reports before approving appointments.
The digital process is intended to make recruitment more transparent and citizen-friendly while allowing applicants to monitor the status of their applications.
The TCB Chairman said the pace of recruitment depended partly on how quickly the authorities received investigation reports from the relevant district administrations.
“We have not yet received all the reports. The process takes time,” he said.
The TCB also expects to complete at least 50 percent of the new dealer appointments by December this year, with the aim of completing the entire process before ensuing Ramadan.
“Our target is to complete the recruitment of all new dealers before Ramadan,” Azad said.
The corporation has been appointing new dealers following a three-month extension of the renewal period for dealers whose licences were due for renewal in 2026.
The new recruitment drive is intended to ensure continuity in TCB’s distribution network while strengthening oversight of dealer selection.
Under the previous system, dealer recruitment was conducted manually. The digitised process allows applications to be submitted online, after which the relevant district administration verifies the applicants’ information through field-level investigations.
The evaluation committee then considers the verification reports and makes decisions on appointments.
TCB is also continuing the recruitment process in different areas.
The corporation expects the digital system, combined with district-level verification and committee-based evaluation, to strengthen transparency and accountability in dealer recruitment and help ensure adequate distribution arrangements ahead of Ramadan.
