The Narsingdi district administration conducted two separate raids on Wednesday night, April 1, following intelligence provided by the National Security Intelligence (NSI). The operations targeted shops in the Paikdona Bazar and Paikdona Mor areas of Narsingdi Sadar upazila, where large quantities of fuel were allegedly hoarded illegally. Executive Magistrates Md. Masud Rana and Khalid Hasan led the raids, seizing octane, petrol, and diesel from the sites.

According to the district administration, Humayun Enterprise in Paikdona Bazar was fined 40,000 taka for storing 270 liters of octane and 700 liters of diesel. Ayaz Enterprise on Danga Road was fined 50,000 taka for hoarding 1,000 liters of diesel and 200 liters of octane. The seized fuel from Ayaz Enterprise was sold in the open market, and proceeds were returned to the owner, while the fuel from Humayun Enterprise was sold and deposited into the government treasury.

Officials stated that similar operations will continue to prevent artificial fuel shortages in the district.