Masud and Brothers had stockpiled the rice at the warehouse of Ahmed Trading at Sagarika in the port city for a long time, Executive Magistrate Syed Morad Ali, who headed the court on Thursday, told bdnews24.com. They violated a ban on the storing of the food grain for more than a month, he added. The court fined Mohammad Tareque, the manager of the warehouse, Tk 50,000 besides seizing the rice, the magistrate said.

Source: bd News24 September 21, 2017 15:56 UTC