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Vol. 5 Num 494 Sat. October 15, 2005  
   
Metropolitan


Fertiliser worth Tk 2 crore seized in Meghna


Coastguards seized two cargo vessels with 4000 sacks of smuggled urea fertiliser worth around Tk 2 crore from the Meghna river at Bhangar char area early yesterday.

Acting on a tip-off, the coastguards chased the vessels while they were passing by Bhangar Char on Thursday night.

The drivers and crew members fled the scene leaving behind their vessels as the coastguards fired 20 shots at them at one stage of their chase.