A mobile court fined a van driver Tk 3,000 for transporting TSP and Potash fertilizer without a valid purchase receipt in Haripur Upazila of Thakurgaon.
The incident took place on Sunday (October 19) at around 4:10 PM in the Kamarpukur (Hakudaku) area under Haripur Upazila, where local residents intercepted a battery-operated van carrying 5 sacks of TSP and 10 sacks of Potash fertilizer.
The detained van driver was identified as Md. Robiul Islam (35), son of Yusuf Ali, a resident of Birgar village under Haripur Police Station in Thakurgaon district.
Upon questioning, Robiul stated that the buyer of the fertilizer was Md. Musa (40), son of Talu Member, a resident of Pahargaon village in Haripur. He mentioned that the fertilizer sacks were loaded onto his van from an unidentified shop in the Ranishankail Market, but no purchase receipt was provided to him.
Upon receiving the information, Executive Magistrate and Assistant Commissioner (Land) Ujjwal Bain rushed to the scene and conducted a mobile court.
According to mobile court sources, driver Robiul Islam was fined Tk 3,000 under Section 12 of the Fertilizer Management Act, 2006 (Mobile Court Case No. 89/26). Executive Magistrate Ujjwal Bain stated that transporting fertilizer without valid documentation is a punishable offense under the law, adding that such drives will continue.
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Reported by Thakurgaon Correspondent • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
