Knitting, spinning machines to be smuggled to India seized

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized 16 knitting machines and two ring spinning machines on Benapole border in Jessore.

Benapole Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 5 Sept 2014, 12:39 PM
Updated : 5 Sept 2014, 12:39 PM

BGB said the machines were about to be smuggled out to India.

Jessore-26 BGB Battalion Commander Lt Col Jahangir Hossain said,"The machines were found in a house at Bara Achra border in Benapole."

None of the smugglers could be arrested.
BGB commander Col Jahangir told bdnews24.com,"BGB received a tip-off that a smuggling racket is storing knitting and ring spinning machines at a house near Bara Achra border."
A BGB petrol team led by Benapole Sadar Company Commander Subedar Rafiq raided the house of one ‘Jahidul’ at Bara Achra border. The team seized 16 knitting machines (power loom) and two ring spinning machines.
Col Jahangir said the value of the seized machines would be Tk 10 million.
He also said a case had been filed at Benapole Port Police station in this connection.