Khulna: The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) today fined Lazz Pharma Tk 5 lakh for marketing and selling counterfeit medicines in the city. A DNCRP team, led by its Khulna Deputy Director Md Selim, conducted the raid at Lazz Pharma, a major medicine outlet located at the Royal intersection this afternoon.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the operation uncovered that the pharmacy had been promoting and selling an anti-itch drug falsely branded as an imported product from the Philippines. Investigations revealed that the medicine was actually manufactured by a fraudulent company, Adorabella Health Care, based in Jhenaidah.
Following the seizure of the counterfeit medicines, DNCRP imposed a fine of Tk 5 lakh on Lazz Pharma and issued a warning about further legal consequences if such malpractice continued. The penalties were imposed under different sections of the Consumer Rights Protection Act, with Tk 2 lakh under Section 41, another Tk 2 lakh under Section 44, and Tk 1 lakh under Section 50, as stated in the release.