A mobile court in Ishwardi has fined three pharmacy owners Tk 5,000 each for storing expired medicines. The drive was conducted on Thursday (November 5) afternoon in the Ruppur BBC Bazar area under Pakshi union of the upazila.
Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate of Ishwardi, Asaduzzaman Sarkar, led the mobile court operation.
The fined establishments are Ripon Pharmacy, Sami Medical Hall, and MST Pharmacy. The three shops were fined Tk 5,000 each, totaling Tk 15,000, in accordance with the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 2023, with a provision of 15 days of non-rigorous imprisonment in default of payment. However, the fine amounts were collected on the spot.
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Commenting on the operation, Assistant Commissioner (Land) Md. Asaduzzaman Sarkar stated that selling or storing expired medicines poses serious risks to public health. He emphasized that such enforcement drives will continue to ensure public health safety and that there is no scope for violating laws or selling medicines without verifying their expiration dates.
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Reported by S. M. Raja, Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
