Ten pharmacies fined over illegal medicines
A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) yesterday conducted a drive from 11am to 5pm in ten pharmacies and their warehouses in Rajshahi city and seized illegal medicines worth Tk 5 lakh.
Nizamuddin Ahmed, executive magistrate of Rab headquarters said they have imposed fines of Tk 7.80 lakhs on the pharmacy owners for storing those illegal medicines.
They seized a huge quantity of expired medicines, including many foreign medicines that are not legally allowed to be sold in the country.
Details about the pharmacies would be given later, the magistrate added.
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