CUMILLA, June 8, 2026 (BSS) - A joint mobile court operation conducted by the upazila administration and the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) in Muradnagar upazila of the district has fined two food manufacturing factories a total of Taka 230,000 for producing and marketing illegal and unapproved food products.

During the operation, conducted on Monday, authorities found that M/s Badal Food and Beverage was producing, selling, and distributing unapproved edible jelly (orange and strawberry flavored). The company was fined Taka 200,000 under the BSTI Act, 2018 and the Weights and Measures Standards Act, 2018 for violating food safety regulations.

In another drive, M/s B Baria Bakery located on Shrikail Road was penalized Taka 30,000 for illegally producing and marketing bread and biscuits without proper authorization. Authorities also seized around 200 kilograms of bread and biscuits from the facility, which were later auctioned and sold as animal feed through an open bidding process.

Muradnagar Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate Sakib Hassan Khan said such drives would continue in the future to ensure safe food for consumers and the marketing of quality-standard products.

Prosecutors present during the operation included Md. Iqbal Ahmed and Engineer Arif Uddin Priyo from the BSTI Cumilla office.