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A mobile court has sentenced a trader named Parvez Prince to one month in jail and fined him Tk 20,000 for illegally storing and selling fertiliser in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj. Twenty-seven sacks of fertiliser were seized from his business premises during the drive.
The drive was conducted on Thursday afternoon at Koylardiar bazar in Shyampur union of the upazila. It was led by Shibganj assistant commissioner (land) and executive magistrate Umme Salma Ruma.
Parvez Prince, who was sentenced, is the son of Mahirul Islam of Koylardiar village.
Executive magistrate Umme Salma Ruma said Parvez Prince had been selling fertiliser illegally while holding a licence to sell pesticides. The drive was conducted after information that 27 sacks of fertiliser were stored at his business premises, and he was sentenced to one month in jail and fined Tk 20,000 for illegally storing and selling fertiliser. The stored fertiliser was also seized.
She also said the seized fertiliser would be sold to farmers on Saturday under the supervision of the upazila agriculture officer.
