Environment
Felling Endangered Trees Could Bring a Tk 1 Lakh Fine
The Forest Department's draft ordinance would put trees in three schedules and fine anyone felling endangered, rare or ecologically vital trees up to Tk 1 lakh.
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Crops
Tough Ordinance on the Way to Protect Farmland
The land ministry has drafted an ordinance to protect farmland, with a new zoning authority and penalties for turning cropland to other uses.
Livestock
Lessee Fined in Sirajganj for Charging Excess Toll
A mobile court fined a cattle market lessee in Ullapara, Sirajganj, Tk 50,000 for collecting excess toll from buyers and ordered the money refunded.
FruitsGouripur factory made mango juice without mango; owner jailed for three months
A mobile court in Gouripur, Mymensingh, on 4 March 2025 jailed the owner of an unlicensed juice factory for three months and fined him Tk 1 lakh after finding drinks made from chemicals with no mango at all.
Fisheries
Four Fishers Fined for Catching Hilsa on the Jamuna
A mobile court fined four fishers Tk 10,000 for catching mother hilsa on the Jamuna in Sirajganj in defiance of the ban.
Agribusiness
Mirsarai Traders Fined for Selling Hilsa During Ban; 60kg Goes to Orphanage
A mobile court in Mirsarai fined two traders for selling hilsa in breach of government orders and seized 60 kg of the fish.
Fisheries
Fourth Day of Hilsa Ban: 9 Fishermen Jailed or Fined in Bhola
Mobile courts in Bhola jailed one fisherman and fined eight others for catching mother hilsa in the Tetulia on the fourth day of the ban.
Fisheries
Nine Fishers Fined for Catching Hilsa in Bhola
The fisheries department and upazila administration detained nine fishers for catching hilsa in the Tetulia river in defiance of the ban, seizing 65 kg of hilsa and 10,000 metres of net.
Market ManagementConsumer rights directorate fines 106 firms in market drives across 48 districts
On 25 September 2024 the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection said 54 of its teams had fined 106 firms Tk 6 lakh 48 thousand in market drives across 48 districts, aimed at keeping the prices of hilsa, eggs, chicken, onions, potatoes and other essentials stable.
Agribusiness
Raid on Hilsa Depots, Five Fined Tk 42,000
Five hilsa traders at Karwan Bazar and Jatrabari were fined Tk 42,000 after the consumer directorate found evidence of overpricing.
Agribusiness
Roadside Animal Markets: 16 Traders Fined Tk 75,000 in Dhaka South
Three mobile courts of Dhaka South City Corporation fined 16 traders a total of Tk 75,000 for setting up unauthorised animal markets.
Livestock
Mismanagement at Animal Markets: Four Fined Tk 70,000 in Feni
Mobile courts in Feni fined four people Tk 70,000 in drives to keep highways free of animal markets and ensure orderly sacrificial markets.
Agribusiness
Kashvi Enterprise's Pet Bird Licence to Stay Cancelled
The Appellate Division's chamber judge has kept in force the cancellation of Kashvi Enterprise's licence over birds imported outside its no-objection certificate and 65 undocumented pet birds.