Law enforcement agencies have significantly strengthened operations across the country to prevent illegal hoarding, smuggling, and market manipulation of fuel and edible oil, aiming to ensure a stable supply and protect consumers from artificial price hikes, reports BSS.
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has expanded its nationwide drives through coordinated mobile court operations, intelligence surveillance, and field-level monitoring, primarily focusing on curbing illegal stockpiling and black marketing of essential commodities.
On April 9 alone, RAB conducted 20 mobile court drives across the country, uncovering approximately 165,025 litres of illegally stored edible oil. Executive magistrates imposed fines totalling Tk 353,000 on individuals and businesses involved in hoarding and price manipulation.
In separate operations, authorities fined multiple establishments in districts including Feni, Jashore, Rangpur, Moulvibazar, Narsingdi, Narayanganj, and Dhaka for offences such as illegal storage, overpricing, and mislabelling of edible oil products.
A warehouse in Feni and a business in Jashore were each fined Tk 50,000, while two establishments in Rangpur faced combined penalties of Tk 60,000.
RAB also recovered large quantities of fuel and oil in other drives. On April 10, eight mobile courts seized nearly 50,000 litres of illegally hoarded fuel and edible oil, including 45,549 litres in Chattogram alone. Six establishments were fined Tk 330,000 for violations ranging from unsafe storage to unhygienic production conditions.
BGB, RAB intensify drives to ensure smooth fuel, oil supply
FE Team | Published: April 12, 2026 23:22:38
BGB, RAB intensify drives to ensure smooth fuel, oil supply
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