BNP leader arrested for selling government rice in open market

District Correspondent

Police have arrested a BNP leader on charges of selling 3 sacks of rice worth 15 taka per kg from the government’s food-friendly program in the open market in Dhansiri Union of Kabirhat, Noakhali.

He was arrested from the Ghoshbag area of ​​Ward No. 9 of Kabirhat Municipality in the upazila around 11 am yesterday.

The arrested Ojiullah is the former joint convener of Kabirhat Upazila BNP and the son of the deceased Dudha Mia of Jagdananda village in Ward No. 4 of Dhansiri Union.

According to police and local sources, BNP leader Ojiullah took over the rice dealership of the food-friendly program in Dhansiri Union after August 5 last year. Since then, locals have been accusing him of irregularities in the distribution of rice for the program. On Saturday afternoon, August 30, locals arrested him while he was selling 3 sacks of food-friendly program rice in the open market.

Upon receiving the information, officials from the Upazila Food Controller’s Office visited the scene. At one stage, they seized 43 sacks of rice and placed them in the custody of the union secretary.

There are allegations that dealer Ojiullah has been committing these irregularities by changing the location of rice distribution.

Later, Upazila Deputy Food Inspector Md. Saleh Uddin filed a case under the Special Powers Act at Kabirhat Police Station on Monday.

Kabirhat Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shahin Mia said a case has been registered under the Special Powers Act in this incident. He was arrested after conducting a raid based on a secret information.

The accused was handed over to the Noakhali Chief Judicial Magistrate Court on Tuesday afternoon.