600 sacks TR wheat seized

Around 600 sacks of government wheat meant for test relief (TR) programme were recovered from a launch at Majhirghat on the Bhoirab River in Sadar upazila yesterday morning. Acting on a tip-off, a team of Coast Guard conducted a drive and seized the wheat worth Tk 7.2 lakh from the launch, MV Rana Reza, at around 7:30am. Later, the team arrested the launch master, M Syed Hawladar, 38, of Jhalakati. Coast Guard sources said a gang brought the wheat here from Jhalakati for selling it on the black market. The wheat was sanctioned for 16 projects under test relief (TR) programme in Kanthalia upazila of Jhalakathi, they said. The seized wheat was later handed over to Sadar police. A case was filed.

Source : The Daily Star