A mobile court in Lalmonirhat’s Patgram upazila on Friday seized 416 bags of chemical fertilizer being sold illegally.
The drive was conducted around 11 a.m. near Karim Traders at Bypass Mor, with assistance from locals and activists of BNP and Jamaat.
According to officials, Faruk Ahmed, a BCI dealer and owner of Agrani Traders, brought around 700 bags of urea, DAP, and potash fertilizer from the government warehouse in Mahendranagar. He was allegedly selling them to local retailers.
Upon receiving a tip-off, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) and Executive Magistrate Uttam Kumar Das led the mobile court operation, fined Faruk Tk 30,000, and confiscated 416 bags of fertilizer.
UNO Das said the fertilizers will be sold to local farmers at fair prices and that drives will continue to prevent illegal hoarding and market manipulation.