Selling of adulterated feed to shrimps unabated in Khulna
Khulna (South) Correspondent :
Despite several drives against some dishonest traders, pushing of adulterated things into shrimps are being done by some dishonest traders in Khulna region including Khulna, Jessore, Narail, Bagerhat and Satkhira districts.
Shrimps are called as ‘white gold’, but some dishonest traders have been continuing their misdeeds of pushing adulterated things into shrimps.
Sources of fisheries department said, at least 200 drives against pushing adulterated things into shrimps were conducted in the last 9 months by the fisheries department with the aids of law enforcing agencies including Rab, Police and Coastguard. But some dishonest traders have been continuing their misdeeds with a view to be benefited more.
According to the sources, a total of 43 fish companies and more than 1000 depots are conducting their business at Khulna, Jessore, Narail, Bagerhat and Satkhira areas. Among them only 28 fish companies are running in this region. It is alleged that at Notunbazar in Khulna city, East Rupsha, Jamira bazaar of Phultala, Arongghata in Khulna city, Shahpur, Chuknagar and Khornia of Dumuria upazila, Foylabazar, Falteetabazar, Fakirhat and Mongla of Bagerhat district, some dishonest traders are pushing adulterated things into Lobsters and Tiger Shrimps at different depots. But it is a matter of great strange that anti adulterated things drives are being launched in the above-mentioned areas by the Quality Control Office of the Fisheries Department, Rab, Police and Coastguard.
On condition of anonymity, some shrimp traders of Khulna region told this correspondent that some dishonest traders have been conducting their misdeeds of pushing adulterated things into shrimps by managing somehow the local administration. Besides, the adulterated things pushed shrimps are taken and sold at different companies of Patuakhali, Feni and Chittagong.
The dishonest traders who push adulterated things into shrimps become billionaire, it is alleged. The traders also urged to repeated strong drives against the dishonest traders in order to save the white gold, I, e shrimps by which Bangladesh can earn a lot of foreign currency by exporting shrimps.
Profulla Kumer Sarker, deputy director of fish inspection and quality control office of Khulna said, at present adulterated things pushing into shrimps are slightly under control in Khulna region due to drive with the assistance of different law enforcing agencies including Rab, police and coastguard.
Despite several drives against some dishonest traders, pushing of adulterated things into shrimps are being done by some dishonest traders in Khulna region including Khulna, Jessore, Narail, Bagerhat and Satkhira districts.
Shrimps are called as ‘white gold’, but some dishonest traders have been continuing their misdeeds of pushing adulterated things into shrimps.
Sources of fisheries department said, at least 200 drives against pushing adulterated things into shrimps were conducted in the last 9 months by the fisheries department with the aids of law enforcing agencies including Rab, Police and Coastguard. But some dishonest traders have been continuing their misdeeds with a view to be benefited more.
According to the sources, a total of 43 fish companies and more than 1000 depots are conducting their business at Khulna, Jessore, Narail, Bagerhat and Satkhira areas. Among them only 28 fish companies are running in this region. It is alleged that at Notunbazar in Khulna city, East Rupsha, Jamira bazaar of Phultala, Arongghata in Khulna city, Shahpur, Chuknagar and Khornia of Dumuria upazila, Foylabazar, Falteetabazar, Fakirhat and Mongla of Bagerhat district, some dishonest traders are pushing adulterated things into Lobsters and Tiger Shrimps at different depots. But it is a matter of great strange that anti adulterated things drives are being launched in the above-mentioned areas by the Quality Control Office of the Fisheries Department, Rab, Police and Coastguard.
On condition of anonymity, some shrimp traders of Khulna region told this correspondent that some dishonest traders have been conducting their misdeeds of pushing adulterated things into shrimps by managing somehow the local administration. Besides, the adulterated things pushed shrimps are taken and sold at different companies of Patuakhali, Feni and Chittagong.
The dishonest traders who push adulterated things into shrimps become billionaire, it is alleged. The traders also urged to repeated strong drives against the dishonest traders in order to save the white gold, I, e shrimps by which Bangladesh can earn a lot of foreign currency by exporting shrimps.
Profulla Kumer Sarker, deputy director of fish inspection and quality control office of Khulna said, at present adulterated things pushing into shrimps are slightly under control in Khulna region due to drive with the assistance of different law enforcing agencies including Rab, police and coastguard.
