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Teak timber worth Tk 0.6m recovered in Comilla: 2 held

Friday, 13 June 2008


COMILLA, June 12 (UNB): The staff of Suaganj Forest Station seized a truck loaded with teak timber worth Tk 0.6 million (6.0 lakh) and arrested two people in Daudkandi Upazila Wednes-day morning.

Acting on a secret information, the officials and employees of the forest station of Social Forest Department chased the Dhaka-bound truck.

Later, they halted the truck near Shahidnagar in Daudkandi Upazila and recovered 300 cft of teak timber from it.

The officials also arrested truck driver Abdul Alam (25), and helper Jahangir Alam (24), in this connection.