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401 sacks of fertiliser seized

Tuesday, 30 October 2007


Some 401 sacks of urea and other fertilisers were seized in four districts Sunday, reports UNB.
In Dinajpur, two smugglers were arrested along with a truck loaded with 200 sacks of urea fertiliser at Phulbari-Dhaka crossing on Dinajpur-Gobindaganj highway in the afternoon.
Acting on a tip-off police intercepted the Dinajpur-bound truck at about 3:30pm.
In Joypurhat district, some 120 sacks of fertilisers were seized from Jamalganj Bazar in Akkelpur Upazila Sunday.
In Shariatpur, being tipped off, a police team led by agriculture official Dr Rezaul, raided Khoajpur Tekerhat area in Sadar upazila in the afternoon and seized five rickshaw vans loaded with 41 sacks of urea fertiliser.