Fake fertiliser factory unearthed

Police on Wednesday unearthed a fake fertiliser factory and arrested three people from Shailokupa upazila. On a tip-off, a police team led by Shailokupa UNO Azmul Haq raided two godowns of Sabuj Bangla Agro-chemical Ltd at Hazi market in the upazila town and unearthed the factory. They also recovered spurious fertiliser, insecticide and fertiliser manufacturing materials from there and arrested Manik, Liton and Milon, all of Shatgachia village under Shailokupa Poura area. Contacted, upazila agriculture official Haribul Sarkar confirmed the incident saying Azad Rahman, owner of Shailokupa Sabuj Bangla Agro-chemical Ltd is also involved with the crime. But police could not arrest him as he fled away earlier sensing their presence.