Border Guard Bangladesh’s Sarail Battalion (25 BGB) seized a truck carrying 24 tonnes of undocumented fertiliser during an operation in Islamapur area of Bijaynagar upazila in Brahmanbaria. The operation was conducted around 1pm on Friday, August 28, following intelligence information. BGB said the site was about five kilometres inside Bangladesh from border pillar 2001/MP.

A special patrol team stopped and searched a suspicious truck, then examined documents for the fertiliser. Officials found no valid paperwork and seized 9,500 kilograms of TSP fertiliser and 14,500 kilograms of DAP fertiliser, along with the vehicle. BGB put the estimated seizure value of the truck and fertiliser at Tk55.61 lakh.

BGB initially believes the fertiliser was being transported for illegal stockpiling without valid documents. The source and people involved will be determined through investigation by the relevant authorities. Sarail Battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Jabbar Ahmed said intelligence and operational activities would continue to strengthen border security and prevent smuggling in Bijaynagar, Akhaura and Madhabpur border areas.