Noakhali: The administration has seized 750 litres of diesel illegally stored in a rooftop water tank of a residential house in Char Jabbar Union of Subarnachar upazila of the district. Acting on a tip-off, Subarnachar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Akib Osman conducted a drive last night and found evidence of diesel storage in the rooftop water tank of the house belonging to Basir Sareng alias Bosu Serang.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, during the drive, 750 litres of diesel were recovered and confiscated. The UNO stated, “After the recovery, we immediately auctioned the diesel at depot price to a licensed trader at Char Hasan Bhuiya Hat Bazar.”
At that time, the involved Basir Sareng, also known as Bosu Serang, was fined Taka 10,000 under the Petroleum Act for illegally storing flammable substances.