A mobile court has sentenced two fishermen to seven days of simple imprisonment in separate operations in Lakshmipur.
Additionally, two pharmacies were fined a total of Tk 15,000 for selling unauthorized and expired products and for lacking the necessary licenses.
These operations were conducted early Monday morning (October 12) at Motirhat Fish Landing Center in Kamalnagar Upazila and around noon in the Dalal Bazar area of Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila.
According to the district administration, the two fishermen were sentenced under the Protection and Conservation of Fish Act, 1950, during the drive at Motirhat Fish Landing Center. Fifteen kilograms of Hilsa fish seized during the operation were donated to a local orphanage. The drive was led by Arafat Hussain, Assistant Commissioner (Land) of Kamalnagar and Executive Magistrate of Lakshmipur.
Separately, an operation was conducted in the Dalal Bazar area under the leadership of Executive Magistrate Saiduzzaman Khan, with the assistance of the Bangladesh Police. Two pharmacies were fined a total of Tk 15,000 under the Medicines and Cosmetics Act, 2023, for selling unauthorized and expired products and for lacking the required licenses.
The district administration stated that such operations would continue in the future to protect public interest, enforce the law, and ensure consumer safety.
