The Department of Consumer Rights Protection fined a factory Taka 50,000 for manufacturing illegal contravenedrinks in Jibannagar upazila of the district today.
A team of the department conducted a raid at Ratna Drinks Factory in Kasipur Mathpara area of the upazila this afternoon and recovered around 4,500 pieces of illegal contravene drinks and fined Taka 50,000, said Assistant Director of the department Mohammad Mamunul Hasan.
The factory has been manufacturing the drinks for three years, he said.
Later, the substandard drinks were destroyed.
District Food Safety Officer Sajeeb Pal, student representative Mushfiqur Rahim, District Sanitary Inspector Md. Golam Faruk and CAB representative Rafiqul Islam were present, among others, during the drive.
