Authorities in Singair upazila of Manikganj conducted a raid on Monday at Sirajpur Bazar in Chandhar Union, seizing 24 drums of illegally stored fuel including octane, petrol, diesel, and kerosene. The operation, which lasted from 3:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., targeted a business named Messrs Mahmud Enterprise. Following the discovery, the firm was fined one lakh taka under the Consumer Rights Protection Act.
According to an official press release, the company had been collecting and storing fuel illegally and selling it at prices higher than the government’s fixed rate. The confiscated fuel was placed under the custody of the Singair police officer-in-charge. It is being sold at government-set prices in the presence of relevant officials, with proceeds to be deposited into the state treasury.
Singair Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Executive Magistrate Khairunnahar, who led the operation, stated that such drives will continue in the public interest.
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