A mobile court conducted by the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) fined three business establishments a total of Tk 245,000 in Munshiganj on Monday (October 19, 2026) for using harmful dyes and industrial salt, short-measuring products, and violating packaging regulations.
Led by Executive Magistrate Md. Omar Faruque from the District Commissioner's office, the drive targeted Khandaker Consumer Products in Sukhbaspur, Munshiganj Sadar, where fortified soybean oil bottles were found deficient by 150 ml in 5-liter containers, 50 ml in 2-liter containers, and 40 ml in 1-liter containers. The firm was fined Tk 75,000 under the Weights and Measures Standards Act, 2018, for packaging and selling without a registration certificate, and the under-measured bottles were seized and destroyed.
In a separate operation, Rajdhani Chips and Bhai Bhai Chips in the Dashkani area were collectively fined Tk 170,000 under the Consumer Rights Protection Act, 2009, for producing raw children's snacks in unhygienic conditions using harmful synthetic dyes and industrial salt without proper labeling or markings. Approximately 2,500 kg of adulterated raw chips were seized and destroyed, and upon the magistrate's directive, the local rural electricity cooperative disconnected the electricity supply to both establishments.
BSTI Narayanganj Regional Office Deputy Director K.M. Hanif and other senior officials were present during the drives.
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Reported by Mahabub Alam Babu, Munshiganj Correspondent • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
