Chittagong Mobile Courts Fine Restaurant and Resident in Separate Drives
Mobile courts in Chittagong conducted separate operations on August 24, penalizing a local restaurant for severe kitchen unsanitary conditions and a resident for obstructing public roads with construction materials.
In a series of separate mobile court operations conducted on August 24 in Chittagong, local authorities targeted establishments and individuals violating health and public safety regulations. The drives resulted in monetary penalties totaling significant amounts as officials moved to enforce compliance with municipal and consumer rights laws across different parts of the port city.
The first operation took place at the 'Cheragi Restaurant' located in the Cheragi intersection area of Chittagong. During the inspection, the mobile court uncovered severe health violations within the establishment's food preparation areas, prompting authorities to impose a fine of 1 lakh takas on the restaurant management.
Mohammad Faiz Ullah, the deputy director of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection who led the raid, provided critical context regarding the repeat infractions at the eatery. He stated that the hotel owner had previously been fined three times. Despite repeated warnings, the management failed to correct their behavior. Mohammad Faiz Ullah further noted that extreme negligence had led to piles of filth accumulating throughout the entire kitchen, emphasizing that preparing food for human consumption in such a dirty and unhealthy environment is completely unacceptable.
In a simultaneous enforcement action within the Halishahar area of Chittagong, the city corporation's mobile court targeted obstructions on public thoroughfares. A local individual was found guilty of placing construction materials on the highway, thereby disrupting normal movement and causing inconvenience to the public.
For this offense, the individual was penalized with a fine of 20 thousand takas. The operation in Halishahar was led by Raktim Chowdhury, the regional executive officer and executive magistrate of the Chittagong City Corporation.
Following the conclusion of the Halishahar drive, Raktim Chowdhury elaborated on the rationale behind the municipal action. He stated that occupying roads and footpaths to create public suffering is a punishable offense under the law. Furthermore, Raktim Chowdhury affirmed that such operations will continue in order to ensure smooth pathways for city residents to move about comfortably and to restore proper discipline within the urban areas.
