1,000 sacks of fertiliser seized in Khulna

Police seized 1,080 sacks of fertiliser worth around Tk 5 lakh from Roosevelt Jetty under Khalishpur Police Station in Khulna on Monday.
On information, police seized three truckloads of MOP (Murate of Potash) fertiliser around 10:00pm and took their three drivers into custody for interrogation.
According to the Delivery Order (DO) letters issued by Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) Khulna office, these fertilisers were meant for delivery to stores in Khulna, Bagerhat and Satkhira.
Instead, these were being taken to Chuadanga and Meherpur districts, said Sub-Inspector (SI) Manash Ranjan Das of Khalishpur Police Station.
During interrogation, the arrestees told police that their trucks were hired to carry fertilisers to Chuadanga and Meherpur and not for any other place.
When contacted, K M Zahirul Islam, BADC Khulna office assistant store officer, said the fertilisers seized are worth around Tk 5 lakh.
The dealers often cause disturbance during transportation of goods to sell it in the black market, he added.
Md Ali Asgar, BADC joint director (fertiliser), said he would form a committee to probe into the incident. Action would be taken against the dealers found guilty, he said.
The SI filed a general diary in this connection.