RAJSHAHI, June 2, 2021 (BSS)-Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) fined 18 shops Taka 3.78 lakh in the division in May last for selling and manufacturing adulterated food items.
BSTI, Rajshahi regional office in association with local administration conducted 17 mobile courts in different districts and found the shops selling substandard food items, violating the rules and regulations.
The courts realised the fine money from the shop owners as penalty during the drives conducted in eight districts under the division.
BSTI Director Engineer Selim Reza said the regional office conducted the drives against the shops involved in manufacturing substandard and adulterated food items.
The BSTI regional office also conducted 20 surveillance drives for prevention of pilferage in weight and measurement and formalin use in fruit and fish and lodged 11 regular cases against the law violators.