Pirojpur Correspondent

A mobile court has raided a warehouse allegedly involved in producing and packaging counterfeit products in Ward No. 7 of Bhandaria municipal town in Pirojpur district. During a joint operation late Tuesday night, authorities seized fake products, sealed the warehouse and fined its owner.

The operation was conducted on the basis of confidential information under the leadership of Bhandaria Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) and Executive Magistrate Md. Hasibul Hasan.

According to information from the operation, a warehouse named M/s Rana Enterprise had allegedly been packaging and marketing substandard and counterfeit products using the packaging of several well-known brands for a long time.

During the late-night raid, officials found evidence that ordinary loose rice was being packed in empty bags bearing the “Chashi” rice brand. Authorities also seized counterfeit ghee, mosquito coils and around six to seven other types of adulterated and fake products.

The owner of M/s Rana Enterprise, Md. Saiful Islam Rana, was fined Tk 20,000 for selling adulterated and counterfeit products and violating Section 50 of the Consumer Rights Protection Act, 2009. The facility was also sealed.

UNO Md. Hasibul Hasan said unscrupulous factory owners had been deceiving consumers by producing counterfeit food and consumer goods. He added that operations against such facilities would continue in the public interest.