A mobile court in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia fined businessman Mirajul Islam Miraj Tk 50,000 for illegally storing fuel. The operation took place on Wednesday around 5:30 p.m. at his fuel shop in the Center Mor area, where 214 liters of petrol were found stored without authorization. The fine was imposed under the Consumer Rights Protection Act of 2009.

The mobile court, led by Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Executive Magistrate Aninda Guha, also searched the shops and houses of Mirajul Islam Miraj and another businessman named Majnu. Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate Pradip Kumar Das, along with law enforcement officers, were present during the operation.

Officials involved in the drive stated that such operations will continue in the public interest and that strict measures will be taken against illegal fuel storage and other irregularities.