The ruling Awami League chose Bodi’s wife Shahin Akhter over him for the Cox’s Bazar-4 seat in the Dec 30 parliamentary elections considering criticism for his alleged involvement in smuggling of the pills from Myanmar. At a meeting with the locals at their home in Teknaf’s Lama Bazar on Friday, Bodi said, “No yaba trader will be allowed to operate in Ukhia and Teknaf. If they don’t surrender, they will face terrible consequences.”“The yaba traders must communicate with me and surrender within five days,” he added. Shahin said the yaba traders would have to leave Bangladesh if they did not surrender. Local Awami League leaders Zafar Ahmed and Rafiq Uddin, among others, were present.

Source: bd News24 January 11, 2019 21:56 UTC