Bangladesh's Ministry of Agriculture has urged people not to be misled by false and misleading information on social media about adulterated and fake fertiliser. In a press release on Friday, 13 November, the ministry said a recently circulated video showed an incident that took place on 27 August this year at Bhai Bhai Enterprise, a fertiliser dealer at Jalla Bazar in Saturia upazila, Manikganj.
According to the release, the Saturia upazila agriculture officer lodged a written complaint with the upazila nirbahi officer over the sale of adulterated DAP fertiliser at the dealer's shop. A mobile court raided the shop the same day, fined the dealer Tk 2 lakh, and the adulterated fertiliser was seized and destroyed. Steps were also taken through the upazila fertiliser and seed monitoring committee to cancel Bhai Bhai Enterprise's dealership.
The ministry said the case had already been settled through legal procedures in August. Circulating the video again and presenting it as evidence that the government was supplying adulterated fertiliser was, it said, a dishonest attempt to spread misinformation. It strongly condemned the propaganda and warned everyone concerned against publishing or sharing false and misleading information in future.
The release added that fertiliser is tested in laboratories under government-prescribed rules and procedures before it is supplied to dealers, and that strict monitoring is maintained at every stage of the supply chain, including collection, storage, transport and distribution.
The ministry said all necessary steps are being taken to ensure the quality of fertiliser supplied under government management, and urged people not to be misled by misinformation spread on social media.
This report is based on a BSS report.
Source: BSS
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