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Highest Incidents of Acid Attack in Bogra

Anybody can collect acids, use them for vengeance

Hasibur Rahman, Bogra
Mound 2,500 people in Bogra district are using sulphuric and nitric acids without any licence while an unspecified number of people are engaged in selling it in absence of proper monitoring.
With easy availability of the dangerous items, fiendish people can use it as an instrument for barbaric outlet of their vengeance in the district that saw the highest incidents of acid attack, observers say. •
According to a survey report of Acid Survivors Foundation, the country's highest 120 incidents of acid attack occurred in Bogra during the last 10 years.
Only 31 people in the district have licence for using acid, said sources at Bogra Deputy Commissioner s (DC) office.
According to the DC office register, nine establishments in the district have licence for selling acid while only four persons have taken acid transport licence.
A good number of people are engaged in selling acids as the items are carried freely in absence of proper monitoring.
“Only around 35 jewellery shop owners out of 605 members of our associations have submitted application to Bogra DC office for necessary licences. The other traders are yet to apply for it." Jewellery Owners Association Bogra district committee Secretary Panna Miah told this correspondent over cell phone.
Almost all the goldsmiths, who need acids for their work, are using them without any licence although it is mandatory as per government rules.
“1 am running my jewellery business without any acid licence for the last five years but nobody asked me anything about it." said Md Abu Bakker, a jeweller at Badurtola in Bogra town.
“Earlier I worked as a goldsmith in Sonatola upazila. Now I work at a shop in Bogra town. But I do not have any licence," said Mezbaul.
This correspondent came to know from relevant sources that more than 700 goldsmiths have been working at Mokarram Market in Bogra town without licence for a long time.
Bogra police officials admitted that criminals collect acid from several sources including jewellery workers and bat tery shops.
Bogra Zila Swarno Shilpi Sramik Union President Md