160 bags of govt wheat seed seized

One hundred and sixty bags of wheat seeds of Bangladesh Jute Seed Farm were recovered by villagers from a private warehouse at Garnurpur village in Kaharol upazila on Tuesday.

The seed farm is a subsidiary of Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC).

The warehouse owner Abdul Kader said he bought the bags from the seed farm officials.

Kader said he paid Tk 1,400 for each bag and the farm's Labour Union President Abdul Jabbar was the middleman.

Jabbar said Deputy Assistant Director Jahangir Alam asked him to sell the wheat seeds 15 days ago.

“I know about the theft of seeds, but I am not involved with the incident,” Jahangir said.

Labour Union General Secretary Nitai Chandra Shil alleged that top officials, including Joint Director Mofazzal Hossain, are involved in the theft.

Rejecting the allegation, Mofazzal said he would form a committee to investigate the incident.

Deputy Commissioner Mir Khairul Alam said his office sealed the warehouse on Tuesday.