Enforcement officials fined five food shops Tk 1.04 lakh in the city yesterday, as they were found without licence from Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI).
Two executive magistrates penalised the shops leading mobile court drives in Jurain and New Market areas.
VIP Bread and Biscuit Factory in Jurain was fined Tk 80,000; Maiyesha Departmental Store Tk 5,000, and Malisha Departmental Store Tk 7,000 in Hatirpul; and Jadav Ghosh Mishtanno Bhandar Tk 5,000, and Mohan Chand Grand and Sweets Tk 7,000 in New Market.
The shops were running without having licence from the BSTI.
Source : The Daily Star
