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chairman and recovered the rice.

They did not find Ayat at home as the family said he was on the run.

The UNO said hoarding and trading of VGD rice are prohibited and stern action would be taken in this regard.

Naogaon Deputy Commissioner Harun-Or-Rashid told The Daily Star that he was informed of the matter.

Asked, how the AL leader could get a hand of such big amount of rice allocated for the government’s social safety net programme, the DC said they would investigate the matter and the culprit would be brought to book.

A case was been filed with Raninagar Police Station in this connection yesterday.