When the truck rolls up, everything seems normal enough. It’s a generic oil tanker. But when the theme from “2001: A Space Odyssey” begins to play and the side of the tank starts to open ...

TCB trucks sell essential items at significantly reduced prices: edible oil at Tk100 per litre, lentils at Tk60 per kg, sugar at Tk70 per kg, chickpeas at Tk60 per kg, and 500 grams of dates for Tk155 ...