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Two egg-wholesalers in Faridpur fined for price manipulation


Bangladeshpost
Published : 12 Aug 2023 09:00 PM

The Directo­rate of National Con­sumer Rights Pro­tection conducted a raid in Faridpur and coll­ected a fine amoun­ting to Tk10,000.

The operation, carried out between 11:30am and 12:30pm in the by­pass area of Farid­pur Sadar Upazila on Satur­day, aimed to curb the escalating egg prices that were causing concern among consumers.

Advanced Poultry and Fish Feed Limited was fined Tk10,000 under the Consu­mer Rights Protection Act. This penalty was imposed due to their involvement in price manipulation, failure to include egg prices on the sales receipts, and inadequate storage and display of the price list.

Assistant Director Md Sohail Sheikh of the Faridpur District Directorate of National Consumer Rights said that the raid targeted egg depots, with the primary objective of stabilizing the prices of this essential commodity.