It says the ‘discriminatory and unacceptable’ time constraint will embolden anti-cultural forces
The black market value of the stash is nearly Tk 210 million, the Coast Guard said in a statement.
A Coast Guard team led by Station Commander Jafar Imam Shojib took up positions on the north end of St Martin’s Island on Friday night based on a tip-off, according to the statement.
The team noticed a passing trawler and commanded it to stop.
The smugglers then abandoned their boat and fled.
The stash was found wrapped in polythene during a search of the trawler.