, Aug. 10 -- Amid consumers' concerns over recent seizure of adulterated milk at one of rural collection centers of PRAN Dairy in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna district, the authorities said claimed that a it was a 'conspiracy' by a local syndicate to tarnish the reputation of the dairy milk company.

The PRAN authorities arranged a press conference at the head office of Pran Dairy in Badda area of the capital on Sunday.

They claimed that a local syndicate of adulterated milk suppliers in the area had failed to supply substandard milk to PRAN Dairy and out of frustration they conspired to stage the incident.

They influenced a few collection center employees to allow adulterated milk to enter and then informing the local administration in a...