Police, BGB ready to prevent rawhide smugglingBoth the police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have taken all-out steps to check the possible smuggling of rawhides of sacrificial animals through different border points during the Eid-ul Azha.The rawhides of animals are mainly smuggled from Bangladesh through various borders points of Kurigram, Jessore (Benapole), Satkhira and Chapainawabganj (Sona Masjid), according to Bangladeshi tanners.Acting Additional Director General (Operations) of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) headquarters Col Mohammad Zillul Haque said all the necessary steps have already taken to check rawhide smuggling from the country through the frontiers. "If the rawhide smuggling cannot be prevented, the local tanners will definitely suffer huge losses. So, they'll desperately try to collect rawhides from Bangladesh this time," he said.Shakhawat, however, said the volume of rawhide smuggling has been very insignificant in the last 7-8 years due to strict measures taken by the government.According to the sources, a three-tier monitoring system will be taken in frontier area to check smuggling of rawhides during the Eid-ul Azha. Police and BGB are going to install separate checkposts to check the smuggling.Superintendent of Police of Satkhira Altaf Hossain said the government has instructed them to show zero tolerance to smuggling of rawhides this year. "The police are taking measures to prevent the smuggling following the government's directives," he said.The SP said special checkposts will be set up so that a single rawhide cannot be smuggled out of the country.

Source: bd News24 September 10, 2016 11:26 UTC