8,400 kg OMS rice seized from Bogura AL leader

The Rapid Action Battalion tonight seized 168 sacks of rice, weighing 8,400 kg, meant for open market sales (OMS) from a house and warehouse of a local Awami League leader in Nandigram upazila of Bogura.

Md Anisur Rahman, 50, secretary of the upazila unit AL, and his associate Md Ansar, 42, a ward unit president of the ruling party, were arrested in connection with the recovery, reports our Bogura correspondent quoting Rab officials.

A team of Rab-12 conducted the drive on information that Anisur had collected 168 sacks of OMS rice, supposed to be sold at Tk 10 per kg, for selling it in the black market, said its acting company commander Md Rawshan Ali, who led the drive.

Of the 168 sacks of rice, 58 sacks were seized from Anisur's house while 110 were recovered from his abandoned warehouse in the upazila's Simla Bazar area, he said.