Dealer sued on charge of storing urea illegally

A fertiliser dealer of Parbatipur upazila in the district has been sued on charge of storing 380 tons of urea illegally.

The accused is Jahangir Alam Babu, proprietor of Babu Enterprise in Natunbazar area under Parbatipur municipality.

Abu Fattah Rawshan Kabir, upazila agriculture officer, filed the case with Parbatipur Police Station against Babu, on Friday afternoon.

Earlier on Wednesday, Executive Magistrate Zahangir Alam, assistant commissioner (land) of Parbatipur, raided the warehouse and sealed off it as he found illegal stock of urea fertiliser there.

Shajahan Ali, in-charge of the fertiliser association, said he knew nothing about the illegal stock of huge urea.

However, accused Babu claimed that warehouse in charge asked him to store the urea on plea of space shortage.

Upazila Nirbahi Officer Tarafdar Mahmudur Rahman said action was taken following the instruction of district officials.