Kamalnagar (Laxmipur) Representative
41 sacks of TCB's 50 kg of rice were seized from a shop in Kamalnagar, Lakshmipur. Based on a secret information on Monday afternoon, the rice was seized from the shop of Karitla Bazar, a businessman of Kaitala Bazar in the upazila, and the shop was also sealed.
A contractor called Desh Traders got the opportunity to distribute 5 kg of rice, 2 kg of pulses, 2 kg of oil among the 29,00 TCB card holders of the upazila Charlerance Union.
The locals know that the rice was stored illegally in the shop instead of distributing the rice among the beneficiaries, and then the rice was sold in the open market at a higher price.
Md. Kamal Hossain, owner of Desh Traders, a contractor company, said that the rice was not able to come due to the distribution of the products.
the moves Kamalnagar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Suchitra Ranjan Das confirmed the detention poisoning and said that a committee has been formed to investigate the poison. The committee members will sell the rice in the open market at affordable prices and deposit the money in the government treasury.
