Call for proper enforcement of CRP Law

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RAJSHAHI, March 16, 2018 (BSS)- Speakers at a post-rally seminar here stressed the need for proper enforcement of the Consumers’ Rights Protection (CRP) Law for protecting the consumers’ rights together with freeing the human body from any food poisoning and other contamination.

They mentioned that the issue of the consumers’ rights is well accepted throughout the world and in the free market economy. So, immediate step should be taken to enforce the law. All the businessmen and others concerned should be brought under awareness programme in this regard.

Department of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) and District Administration jointly organized the seminar at the conference hall of Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi yesterday to mark the World Consumers Rights Day- 2018.

Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Amir Jafar and Deputy Director of Health Dr Gopendra Nath Acharya addressed the meeting as chief and special guests respectively with DNCRP Deputy Director Syed Mustaque Hossain in the chair.

Additional Superintending of Police Ahmad Ali, BSTI Deputy Director Khairul Islam, Principal Scientific Officer of Wheat Research Station Dr Ilias Hossain and local unit president of Women Chamber Prof Rozety Naznin also spoke.

The speakers said, the consumers’ rights in the developed nations focus on the right to information, choice, redress and representation, but we are deprived of such privileges.

Unsafe food has been adjudged as a major threat to public health in Bangladesh, so emphasis should be given on adopting effective measures in this regard, they added.

In this regard, they called for state control over the market for making it free from all sorts of manipulation, distortion, harassment and deception along with ensuring a healthy atmosphere in the market.

The meeting was told that the Consumer Rights Protection Act, 2009 was enacted by the government of Bangladesh in April 2009 to ensure consumer protection by realizing consumer’s right to quality goods and services at fair prices.

It also highlights consumers’ right to information regarding quality, quantity, standard and value of the goods and services.