A traveling court fined two businessmen Tk 1 lakh for finding dengue mosquito infestation and larvae in an illegal plastic factory at Galachipar Ulania port in Patuakhali.
The operation was conducted on Sunday, September 10 around 11:30 a.m. based on complaints from the media and locals. It is known from the locals that due to the accumulation of rainwater in the abandoned plastic factories, the dengue mosquito infestation is increasing from the locality to the upazila. As a result, the number of people in Ulania, Par Dakua area is constantly increasing, even 4 people have died due to dengue.
Local people say that only if the plastic waste is removed from the area, we will get relief and relief from various unknown diseases including dengue.
In this regard, traveling magistrate and Assistant Commissioner (Land) Md. Saiful Islam sentenced two persons to three months rigorous imprisonment under Section 43 of the Consumer Rights Protection Act for buying and selling illegal plastic waste dengue mosquito larvae and abandoned medical surgery waste in Ulania Bazar near Dakua. Later, after paying the fine, the broken businessmen Al-Amin and Sakil Rari were freed.
At this time, ASI Jabed of Ulania Port Outpost Police Investigation Center, local public, public representative Mithu Talukder, port business community, teacher, journalist Md. Sohag Rahman, Mu. People from different walks of life including Zillur Rahman Jewel, Shishir Ranjan Howladar were present. The public expressed that they have breathed a sigh of relief among the locals in conducting this campaign.
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