In a drive to curb malpractice in fuel measurement across Dhaka Metropolitan City, the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) conducted two separate mobile court operations under the Weight and Measures Standards Act, 2018.

In the latest enforcement actions carried out on Sunday and Monday, two filling stations were fined a total of Tk 250,000 for irregularities in fuel dispensing, while defective dispensing units were sealed and shut down.

During Sunday’s operation in the Darus Salam area at Kalyanpur, four dispensing units of “Sohorab Service Station” were inspected. Two units were found to be significantly tampered with, showing shortages of 1,080 ml and 980 ml of fuel per 10 litres respectively. For this violation, the station was fined Tk 200,000, and the two faulty dispensing units were immediately sealed.

On Monday, another drive was conducted at “Moin Motors Filling Station” located at Moghbazar’s Journalist Selina Parvin Smarani road. Inspection of an octane dispensing unit revealed a shortage of 80 ml per 10 litres of fuel supplied. The establishment was fined Tk 50,000, and the defective unit was sealed on the spot.

The mobile courts were led by BSTI Executive Magistrates Lutfunnesa Khanam and Sabikun Nahar. BSTI Inspectors (Metrology) Rafi Mohammad Itmam and Rejwanul Islam, along with Field Officer Sumaiya Afroze Liza, served as prosecution officers during the operations.

BSTI stated that such drives will continue in the public interest to ensure fair trade practices and protect consumers.