Chattogram Customs House learnt from the Department of Agricultural Extension on Aug 22 that the licence submitted with the papers did not match Marshal's original licence. The fake licence had organic larvicide Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis or BTI on No. "The declared product [BTI] was smuggled into Bangladesh by using false documents, which is an offence under the Customs Act," the plaintiff alleged. The case also alleges that the fake licence carried customs director Abdul Mazed's signature dated Oct 20, 2022, but the official retired on Jun 30 that year. The original licence has the signature of former director AZM Sabbir Ibn Zahan, dated Dec 9, 2019.

Source: bd News24 August 25, 2023 17:06 UTC