Sreepur (Gazipur) Correspondent:

Local people have seized a pickup truck loaded with government fertilizer while it was being smuggled in Sreepur, Gazipur.

The incident took place at around 10:30 pm on Friday at Makkir More area of ​​Nijmaona village in the upazila.

According to local sources, dealers Afir Uddin and Jasim Uddin were trying to smuggle these fertilizers to Taktar Chala area of ​​Tangail. They caught wind of it and seized the fertilizer-laden vehicle.

Pickup driver Nurul Islam said, "Afir Uddin of Nijmaona Bazar told me that Taktar Chala could give me a trip. If I agreed, he put 80 sacks of fertilizer in my car. And said, 'Keep going, we are coming.' Later, local people seized me here along with my car." Sensing the presence of the police, the driver cleverly escaped.

Sreepur Upazila BNP convener and Gazipur Union BNP convener Abubakar Siddique said, “There was an attempt to smuggle government fertilizer to create an artificial crisis for local farmers. With the help of the public, we have seized the vehicle and handed it over to the police. We want exemplary punishment for the accused.”
Sub-Inspector (SI) Mainuddin of the Mauna Police Outpost said, “The fertilizer and pickup have been seized. Legal proceedings are underway. Appropriate action will be taken against the accused.”

Sreepur Upazila Agriculture Officer Krishibid Sumaiya Sultana Bonya visited the scene at night. She said, “Legal action will be taken against the BADC dealer named Mayer Doa Enterprise in her Mauna Bazar.”