Md. Roni Ahmed Raju, Magura Correspondent:

A drive was conducted by the Magura District Office of the National Consumer Rights Protection Department in Binodpur Bazar area of ​​​​Mohammadpur Upazila of Magura. The drive was conducted from 11 am to 1:30 pm on Monday (August 10).

During the drive, various establishments selling daily necessities including pharmacies and grocery stores were monitored. During this time, various irregularities were detected in a pharmacy named M/s Liberty Medical Hall in Binodpur Bazar.

The drive showed that although there is an obligation to store heat-sensitive medicines such as various types of vaccines, insulin, etc. in a refrigerator at a temperature of 2 to 8 degrees Celsius, the establishment is not following it properly. In addition, the owner of the establishment, Rajan Chakraborty, was fined Tk 5,000 as a precaution under Section 45 of the Consumer Rights Protection Act, 2009 for the crime of selling unauthorized foreign medicines.

On the other hand, although the company named M/s Khajura Store was warned earlier, the owner of the company, Sanat Kumar Saha, was fined Tk 5,000 under Section 38 of the Consumer Rights Protection Act, 2009, for not displaying the price list of daily necessities and selling expired and substandard unauthorized products. At the same time, the substandard and unauthorized products were destroyed in public.

During the operation, other companies were also monitored and traders were warned to refrain from such illegal activities in the future.

A total of 2 companies were fined Tk 10,000 in the operation for various crimes against consumer rights.

The operation was conducted by Assistant Director of the National Consumer Rights Protection Department, Magura District Office, Sajal Ahmed.

Md. Alamgir Hossain, Agricultural Marketing Office, Magura, and a team from the Magura District Police provided overall support in the operation.

The National Consumer Rights Protection Department has stated that such campaigns will continue in the public interest.