Rajshahi:A mobile court has fined an establishment Tk 10,000 for selling imported olive oil without a product packaging registration certificate in Rajshahi. The operation took place in various areas of Rajshahi City Corporation and was led by Special Metropolitan Magistrate Foysal Tarek.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, during the operation, 33 olive oils of different brands were seized from the establishment due to the absence of proper documentation and information regarding the imported products. The seized items were later ordered to be destroyed.
The summary trial court was conducted in coordination with the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI), Divisional Office, Rajshahi. Evidence of selling unregistered olive oil was found at Messrs. Rakib Cosmetics in the RDA Khancha Market, leading to the fine under Sections 24(1) and 41 of the 'Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 2018'.
The operation was supported by Inspector (Metrology) Mehedi Hasan, Inspector (Metrology) Md. Shakib Hasan, and Examiner (Physics) Md. Mehedi Hasan Talukder, under the leadership of Assistant Director (Metrology) Md. Azizul Hakim of the BSTI Divisional Office, Rajshahi.