Agri Ministry urges public not to be misled by fake fertiliser claims

The Agriculture Ministry has urged the public not to be misled by social media claims about adulterated fertilisers, clarifying that a viral video showing fake fertiliser seized in Manikganj relates to an incident handled in August.

In a statement issued on Friday (November 13), the ministry said the incident took place on August 27 at Bhai Bhai Enterprise, a fertiliser dealership in Jalla Bazar of Saturia upazila. Following a written complaint by the upazila agriculture officer, a mobile court fined the dealer Tk 2 lakh, seized and destroyed the adulterated DAP fertiliser and initiated steps to cancel the dealership.

The ministry said the old video was being recirculated with misleading claims that the government was supplying fake fertilisers, which it strongly rejected.

It also said all government-supplied fertilisers undergo laboratory tests before reaching dealers, while strict monitoring is maintained during collection, storage, transportation and distribution to ensure quality.

-AH