133 shops fined for selling onions at higher prices

The Directorate of National Consumers‍‍` Rights Protection (DNCRP) on Saturday fined a total of 133 shops Tk 6.6 lakhs across the country for selling onions at higher prices.

A total of 57 teams from the directorate conducted raids throughout the country and imposed the fine, a DNCRP press release said on Saturday night.

It said they conducted operations across the country in order to keep the supply and price of essential commodities including onions stable.

That kind of activities of the directorate will be continued further to protect the consumers‍‍` rights, it added.