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Sunday | November 01, 2026 | Dhaka

Fish trader fined for storing rotten hilsa

 Chandpur Correspondent
 Published: 12:02 AM, 01 November 2026

A fish trader has been fined Tk 10,000 for storing rotten hilsa for sale during a raid at Boro Station Fish Market in Chandpur town on Saturday.

Abdullah Al Imran, Assistant Director of the district office of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP), imposed the fine under the Consumer Rights Protection Act during an inspection at the market on Saturday afternoon.

According to the DNCRP’s district office, trader Md. Nazrul Islam was fined Tk 10,000 for storing rotten hilsa with the intention of selling it to consumers. The seized rotten fish were subsequently destroyed.

During the drive, officials also instructed fish traders to preserve purchase and sales receipts, sell fish at reasonable prices, refrain from selling rotten fish and ensure accurate weights.

Leaflets were distributed among traders and consumers to raise awareness about consumer rights and food safety.

Belayet Hossain Raju, Sanitary Inspector of Chandpur Municipality; Abdul Bari Zomadar, president of the Fish Traders Cooperative Association Ltd.; Biplab Sarkar, a member of the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB); and members of law enforcement agencies were present during the operation.

The drive was conducted as part of efforts to prevent the sale of unsafe food, protect consumers’ rights and ensure fair business practices in the local fish market.