10,000 sacks urea seized, hoarder held in Jessore
Task force seized 10 thousand sacks of urea fertiliser from five godowns in Noapara of Jessore yesterday and arrested a trader on charge of hoarding the fertiliser in the warehouse illegally.
Led by Abhaynagar UNO Zahid Hossain, the task force comprising police and agriculture official raided the godowns of Rahmat Traders in Pachkabor area in Noapara at noon and seized the fertiliser.
General Secretary of Noapara Fertiliser Traders Association Shah Jalal Hossain was present during the raid. The task force sealed the warehouses, realised Tk 2 lakh as fine from Rahmat Ali, owner of Rahmat Traders, and arrested him.
Task forces sources said Rahmat stocked urea to get extra profit by creating its shortage in the market.
UNO Zahid Hossain said Rahmat bought the fertiliser from different districts and stocked it in the godowns to create an artificial crisis of urea in the market. He will face action for this criminal act, the UNO said.
Shah Jalal Hossain said 10 thousand sacks of urea were stocked for selling those at high rate in the adjacent districts. Refuting the accusation, Rahmat said he did not stock the seized fertiliser. Shundar Saha and Nirmal Saha, two traders of Narail, rented the warehouses from him and stocked the fertiliser.
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