The Bangladesh Coast Guard has seized a large consignment of urea fertilizer allegedly being smuggled to Myanmar through the Meghna River in Bhola’s Tazumuddin upazila. A steel-bodied trawler used for transporting the fertilizer was also seized, although no smugglers could be arrested.

Coast Guard media officer Lieutenant Commander Sabbir Alam Sujon disclosed the information on Saturday (September 5) morning.

He said a special operation was conducted around 3:00pm on September 5, 2026, based on secret information, by Coast Guard Station Tazumuddin in the Meghna River near Muktijoddha Bazar under Tazumuddin Police Station in Bhola.

During the operation, Coast Guard personnel searched a suspicious steel-bodied trawler in the area. They recovered 160 sacks containing a total of 8,000 kilograms of urea fertilizer, worth approximately Tk 240,000, which was allegedly being transported for illegal smuggling to Myanmar. The trawler used in the smuggling operation was also seized.

The smugglers, however, managed to flee after sensing the presence of the Coast Guard, making it impossible to arrest anyone.

Legal proceedings regarding the seized fertilizer and the steel-bodied trawler are currently underway.

The Coast Guard media officer further said that operations against smuggling and illicit trafficking would continue in the future.