The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Benapole (Jessore)

Members of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) seized 200 gas cylinder for refrigerator at a field of Balunda village under Benapole thana in abandoned state in the early hours of Thursday.

Sources said the cylinders, worth about Taka 15 lakh were brought there by the smugglers in a bid to smuggle those out to India in an opportune moment. BDR sources said, acting on a tip-off, BDR members conducted the drive at the field and sensing the presence of the border guards the smugglers escaped the scene leaving behind the cylinders. The seized cylinders have been kept with the BDR.