13 medicine shops fined

Bss, Dhaka
The National Consumers Rights Protection Directorate (NCRPD) in a drive against the sale of medicines with expired date realised Tk 70,500 in fines from 13 shops in Kalmilata Bazar and Lions Market in the city yesterday. An NCRPD team, led by its Deputy Director Abul Hashem, fined the medicine stores on charge of violating the Consumers Rights Protection Act 2009, said an official release.