Three shops fined Taka 29,500 in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, May 20, 2018 (BSS)- A mobile court fined three consumers shops a total of Taka 29,500 on charge of selling goods in higher rate than the fixed price. District administration conducted the mobile court in Shaheb Bazar and Haragram Bazar in the city yesterday. The court found a poultry bird shop and two vegetable shops guilty of selling goods on exorbitant price.

Subsequently, the court fined the shops Taka 29,500 and realised the fined instantly.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Md Salahuddin, Additional District Magistrate Subrata Paul and Executive Magistrates Sharif Ashraf Rahman, Sharmin Akter and Taslima Jahan took part in conducting the mobile court.

Md Salahuddin told BSS that such type of mobile courts will be conducted in the days ahead for consumers' rights protection.