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The hidden reign of ‘Balu Sattar’

Where has Haji Abdus Sattar — better known across Sirajganj as “Balu Sattar” — gone? Once a household name in the district’s sand business and Awami League politics, the controversial sand trader has vanished from public view.

Yet, many locals claim his invisible hand still grips the multimillion-taka sand trade stretching across the Jamuna River.

An empire built on the Jamuna’s sands

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