Eight traders have been fined Tk 20,000 in separate mobile court drives in Chaugachha, Jashore. The drives were carried out in various parts of the town on Thursday afternoon (12 November).
They were led by upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) and executive magistrate Farzana Islam and upazila assistant commissioner (land) GMA Munib.
For breaching various sections of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 2023, Salik Sohel Rana, owner of Khan Pharmacy, was fined Tk 3,000; Masud Rana, owner of Mahim Pharmacy, Tk 2,000; and Abdur Rahman, owner of New Lucky Pharmacy, Tk 3,000. In default of payment they were given 5, 3 and 7 days in jail respectively.
In addition, Abdur Razzak of the Biswaspara area was fined Tk 2,000, Mohammad Islam of Rostampur village Tk 1,500, Faruk Hossain of the same village Tk 3,000, Mohammad Faruk Hossain of Garibpur village Tk 5,000, and Saiful Biswas of the town’s Biswaspara area Tk 500.
Confirming the drives, UNO Farzana Islam said the traders were fined for stocking and selling expired medicines and physician samples and for breaking the law. Such drives will continue, she said.
Members of the law enforcement agencies were present during the drives.
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