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RAJSHAHI, May 13, 2026 (BSS) - Two establishments in Rajshahi city were fined today for selling cosmetics without BSTI approval and past their expiry dates.

A mobile court imposed the fine while conducting operation under the initiative of the Divisional Office of the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI).

During the operation, Suman & Brothers in the city’s New Market area was fined Taka 10,000 under the “Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution Act, 2018” for selling and distributing various cosmetic products — including shampoo, soap, lipstick, nail polish, and skin powder — without BSTI clearance.
 
Additionally, Lira Import, located at Theme Omar Plaza, was fined Taka 5,000 for storing and selling expired cosmetic products.
 
Executive Magistrates Shahriar Islam Nasif and Sehrin Tabassum Tithi of the Rajshahi District Administration led the drives of the mobile court. 

Engineer Junaid Ahmed, an officer from the Certification Marks Wing of the BSTI Divisional Office, served as the prosecutor during the operation.
 
Members of the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police were present at the time.
 
BSTI stated that such operations will be conducted regularly in the public interest.