A mobile court has fined an LPG sales outlet Tk 10,000 for selling gas cylinders at prices higher than the government-fixed rates in Kaliganj municipality of Jhenaidah.
The drive was conducted at “Gas Ghar” in the Mahila College area of Kaliganj municipality around 10:30pm on Saturday by Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) and Executive Magistrate Rezwana Nahid.
Gas Ghar is a sales outlet under a dealer in Jhenaidah district, owned by Kamal Ahmed Babu, also known as 'Gas Babu', the district Awami League's relief and social welfare affairs secretary and an accused in the murder case of former Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar.
According to the mobile court sources, the retail centre was selling 12 kg LPG cylinders for Tk 2,400 each against the government-fixed price of Tk 2,060.
Local traders detained a cylinder-laden truck upon discovering the overcharging and alerted officials.
Upon receiving the information, UNO Rezwana Nahid set up the mobile court, imposed the fine, and ensured the immediate sale of nearly 150 seized cylinders to local traders at the fair rate.
She affirmed that anti-hoarding and anti-profiteering drives will continue.