Bangladesh: RAB destroys 'ripened' mangoes
Author: Theo Bekker ~ Tags: mango , Bangladesh , carbide
Around 418 maunds, nearly 15.6 tonnes, of mangoes, ripened with carbide, were seized and destroyed by the Rapid Action Battalion on Wednesday night.
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