The police on Saturday seized 39 sacks of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh products, including rice and pulses, while being taken to a market for illegal sale at Baria union in Gazipur.
Sadar police outpost in-charge Harunur Rashid said that the police conducted a raid on secret information in the area, and seized the TCB products.
He also said that preliminary investigations revealed the involvement of Baria union Ward 5 member Mohammad Manjur Ali, businessman Humayun, and a dealer in the illegal storage and sale of TCB products.
鈥楾he seized items are kept in the police custody, and action will be taken following further investigation,鈥� he added.
Baria union chairman Habibur Rahman said that the union had 3,200 TCB cardholders. 鈥楽ome cardholders take the rice and sell it in the market. No complaints have been lodged by any cardholders.鈥�
