Thrust on enforcement of Consumers’ Rights Protection Law

RAJSHAHI, June 11 (BSS): Enforcement of the Consumers' Rights Protection Law has become an urgent need for protecting the public health from various non-communicable diseases.

Many people are being attacked with various deadly diseases like cancer, liver cirrhosis, hepatitis and cardiac and kidney ailments through consumption of adulterated foods.

So, there is no way but to resist manufacturing, possessing and selling of contaminated foods including the fish meal and poultry feeds.

The observation came at a seminar titled "Consumer Rights Protection Law-2009" held in Rajshahi city on Sunday.

District Administration and Department of National Consumers Rights Protection (DNCRP) jointly organised the seminar.

Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi SM Abdul Kader and Divisional Deputy Director of DNCRP Syed Mustaque Hassan addressed the meeting as the chief and special guests respectively with Additional Deputy Commissioner (Education and ICT) Nasima Khaun in the chair.

Vice-president of Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industries Masudur Rahman, local unit general secretary of Consumers Association of Bangladesh Golam Mostofa and Additional Superintendent of Police Ahmed Ali also spoke.

Apurba Adhikary, assistant director of DNCRP, gave an overview of enforcement of the law along with its aspects.

The discussants viewed that the issue of the consumers' rights is well accepted throughout the world and in the free market economy. So, awareness should be created among the businessmen and other concern.