Dhaka, Feb. 14 -- Food Adviser Ali Imam Majumdar on Thursday instructed the authorities concerned to be strict in preventing smuggling of food grains in Myanmar.

"There is a possibility of food crisis due to civil war in Myanmar's Rakhine state. In this situation, law enforcement agencies including BGB must be strict in preventing the smuggling of food grains from Bangladesh," he said, reports BSS.

The adviser gave this order at a meeting on 'Strengthening Food Grain Smuggling Prevention System' at Cox's Bazar Deputy Commissioner's office.

After the meeting, Imam said if there is a food crisis, there will be a risk of some smuggling from Bangladesh.

"There was already a tendency to smuggle fertilizers and fuel oil here.

Therefore, it...