Damurhuda (Chuadanga) Correspondent:

The Upazila Agriculture Office has seized fake Bengali TSP fertilizer made fraudulently in Damurhuda. The seized fake fertilizer was destroyed in the upazila premises today, Thursday around 5 pm.

These fertilizers were destroyed publicly in the upazila premises as no fertilizer existed in the chemical test.

According to the Upazila Agriculture Office sources, on receiving information from a confidential source, Upazila Agriculture Officer Sharmin Akhter seized 10 bags of Bengali TSP fertilizer from a van on the road in front of Damurhuda Madrasa on September 4. Later, the seized fertilizer was sent for chemical testing.

No fertilizer was found in these bags in the chemical test. A fraudulent gang is selling a hard type of soil in bags of Bengali TSP fertilizer by giving it the appearance of TSP fertilizer to farmers.

Falling into the trap of this fraudulent gang, ordinary farmers are suffering huge financial losses.

A source from the Agriculture Office said that Bangla TSP is spreading a type of soil and stone in the name of fertilizer in remote areas of Damurhuda and Chuadanga districts through the Sundarbans courier from Hemayetpur in Dhaka Savar. In which there is no real fertilizer.

In this context, Upazila Agriculture Officer Sharmin Akhter said, “Our campaign against this fraudulent activity to cheat farmers will continue. We are taking strict steps so that farmers do not suffer in any way.

We request farmers to verify and buy fertilizer from a government authorized dealer before buying it.”

Damurhuda Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mr. Tithi Mitra, Upazila Agriculture Officer Sharmin Akhter, Damurhuda Press Club President Shamsujoha Palash and officers and employees of the department were present during the destruction of the seized fertilizer.