Kurigram Police Recover 2,150 kg of Hoarded Fertilizer in Overnight Raid

Law enforcement agencies and the local upazila administration in Bangladesh have launched a major crackdown against the illegal hoarding of agricultural supplies, successfully recovering thousands of kilograms of hidden fertilizer during an operation in the northern district of Kurigram. The overnight drive, which took place on Wednesday night, 3 September 2026, targeted specific residential premises in the Islampur area located within the Char Bhurungamari union of Bhurungamari upazila. Authorities acted on intelligence regarding unscrupulous traders attempting to manipulate local agricultural markets through unauthorized stockpiling.

During the meticulously planned midnight operation, police and administrative officials uncovered a total of 2,150 kilograms of illicitly stored agricultural fertilizer. The seized materials were deliberately concealed across various unconventional hiding spots on private properties, specifically tucked away inside domestic cowsheds, beneath heavy straw stacks, and deep within traditional local rice granaries. A detailed breakdown of the seized contraband revealed that the hoard consisted of 42 individual sacks containing 1,500 kilograms of essential urea fertilizer alongside an additional 650 kilograms of diammonium phosphate (DAP) fertilizer.

The successful sting operation was spearheaded and jointly led by a high-ranking team of local officials, including Assistant Superintendent of Police Muntasir Mamun Mun, Officer-in-Charge Md. Azim Uddin, and Assistant Commissioner of Land Aminul Haque Tareq. Following the recovery of the massive cache, the local administration immediately mobilized a mobile court on the scene to deliver swift legal accountability against the perpetrators identified as Md. Belal Mia and Md. Manik Uddin, from whose houses the illegal materials were confiscated.

The presiding mobile court found the accused individuals directly culpable of attempting to generate an artificial crisis within the regional agricultural sector by hoarding subsidized and essential farming nutrients. Consequently, the court handed down severe financial penalties, fining Belal Mia and collectively penalizing the offenders a total of 100,000 taka for their unlawful commercial practices that threatened local farming communities.

Addressing the media following the conclusion of the overnight raid, Assistant Superintendent of Police Muntasir Mamun Mun emphasized the strict enforcement posture being adopted by local authorities to protect farmers and maintain market stability. He explicitly stated that authorities are maintaining rigorous surveillance over existing fertilizer distribution systems to ensure that no individual can exploit the supply chain or extract illegal benefits through the creation of artificial shortages. Furthermore, the senior police official confirmed that similar targeted enforcement drives and mobile court operations will continue indefinitely across the region.