A mobile court sealed a factory accused of producing and marketing counterfeit edible oil in Shahjatpur, under Melandaha municipality in জামালপুর, on Tuesday afternoon. The joint drive by the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection and the Melandaha upazila administration fined the owner of Shashi Oil Mill Tk100,000. Authorities also disconnected the factory's electricity supply.

Melandaha Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Executive Magistrate Jinnatul Ara conducted the mobile court, while Jamalpur district consumer rights office Assistant Director Md Shariful Islam led the operation. Officials said the establishment had been producing edible oil while using the BSTI logo without approval. They also found that the factory had no valid authorization or documents.

Authorities said evidence was found of adulterated mustard oil being produced and sold. Jinnatul Ara said tests confirmed adulteration and that all adulterated oil stored at the factory had been discarded. Shariful Islam said samples had previously been sent to a laboratory, whose report found no recognized edible oil identity in the product. He said the business mixed a small amount of mustard oil with other ingredients and marketed the adulterated oil, which he described as highly harmful to human health.