Three Linked to BNP and Student Wing Arrested Over Fertiliser Smuggling to Myanmar

Police in Chattogram have arrested three people affiliated with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its student wing, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), over their alleged involvement in smuggling fertiliser to Myanmar through the Mirsarai area.

Mohammad Abdul Halim, the officer-in-charge (OC) of Zorarganj Police Station, confirmed the arrests on Monday afternoon, noting that the suspects were apprehended during separate operations conducted early Sunday in the Osmanpur Union area.

The arrested individuals were identified as Mohsin Samrat, 57, former joint convener of Osmanpur Union BNP; his son Azahar Uddin Mahin, 22; and Farabi Hossain, also known as Fabiyatul Farabi, 26, former convener of Osmanpur Union Chhatra Dal. All three have been sent to court.

The arrests stem from an ongoing investigation following the October 31 interception of a smuggling attempt, during which police confiscated 301 bags of fertiliser bound for Myanmar and detained multiple individuals. Inquiries into the seized consignment—noted in case findings as 310 bags—uncovered links to several local political activists through phone call logs and detainee statements.

According to OC Halim, two brothers from Subarnachar in Noakhali, identified as Mahe Alam and Nur Uddin, alerted the detainees about the fertiliser cargo and requested local assistance. Chattogram North District Jubo Dal Joint Convener Shawkat Akbar Sohag then offered to facilitate the smuggling of the truckload across the Muhuri Project embankment in the Mirsarai Economic Zone.

Police vigilance ultimately foiled the operation carried out by Sohag, Farabi, and their accomplices. Officers later raided Sohag’s office in the Economic Zone, detaining an individual named Badshah for questioning before clearing him of any involvement.

Source: tob.news