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Drugs worth Tk 36cr destroyed, 1.5cr fine

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Published: 14:49, 16 July 2019   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Drugs worth Tk 36cr destroyed, 1.5cr fine

Mahidi Hassan Dalim: Expired drugs worth Tk 36,41,95,000 were destroyed after seizing from different parts of the country in line with the court order.

Alongside, 152 cases were filed against different people during the operation.

Besides, different businessmen were fined Tk 1.5 crore conducting mobile courts due to storing outdated medicines.

A report made by Drug Administration Department Director General Maj. Gen. Mahbubur Rahman revealed the information.

The report was submitted to Attorney General Office on Tuesady.

The report will be presented to the High Court (HC) bench of Justice FRM Nazmul Ahsan and Justice KM Kamrul Kader on Thursday.

Abdullah Al Mahmood Bashar, Deputy Attorney General of the court concerned, confirmed the news.

Earlier on June 18, HC asked the government to take action against storing, supplying, selling of expired medicines in a month.

Alongside, the court also asked the authority to submit a report after taking steps against those are involved in the menace.

The order was handed down after hearing on a writ petition filed for public interest.

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