Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Law enforcement agencies have seized a large quantity of horse meat and rescued 37 diseased horses during a late-night operation in the Hyderabad area of Gazipur City Corporation.

The sale of horse meat is prohibited in Bangladesh.

The drive, led by Executive Magistrate Ishtiaque Ahmed of the district administration, was conducted jointly by the Gazipur administration, the Department of Livestock Services, RAB-1 and the police late on Tuesday (Nov 4).

Sensing the presence of law enforcers, members of the illegal meat-selling ring reportedly fled through secret routes, reports UNB.

According to Executive Magistrate Ishtiaque Ahmed, the horses had been brought to the site with the intention of slaughtering them for meat...