Rangpur: A mobile court in Rangpur city imposed fines totaling Taka 31,000 on two fuel stations due to irregularities found during separate inspections conducted on Wednesday afternoon.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Rangpur divisional office of the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI), in coordination with the district administration, carried out the raids. A press release from BSTI, issued last night, confirmed these actions. The mobile court, led by Executive Magistrate Kazi Shahan of the Rangpur district administration, specifically targeted violations concerning the use of stickers and fuel measurement accuracy.
The court’s inspection resulted in Rangpur Filling Station in the Darshana area being fined Taka 1,000 for failing to use stickers on its dispensing units. Furthermore, Surma Filling Station at the Textile Crossing area was penalized Taka 30,000 for dispensing less fuel than advertised.
Present during the operations were BSTI prosecutors Marufa Begum, Md Nasir Uddin, and Inspector Tadmira Sharmin. The press release also noted that the Rangpur divisional BSTI office intends to continue these drives to safeguard public interest and ensure compliance with standards.