TR wheat seized
Police seized 12 tonnes of wheat meant for a Test Relief (TR) project from a truck on Patuakhali-Barisal road in Lebukhali ferry ghat area on Wednesday night. They also arrested two people on charge of selling the wheat in black market. The arrestees are trucker Siddiqur Rahman, 42, of Bakerganj and his helper Russel, 27, of Bhataerkhal in Barisal. SM Shahnewaz, officer in-charge of Dumki police station, said on secret information, they raided the Patuakhali-bound truck from Kalkini upazila in Madaripur district and seized the wheat.
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