A team of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) in a drive seized 12,100 litres of edible oil from two warehouses at Bandartila Saltgola of Chittagong on Sunday.
They conducted the drive at Ishanmistrir Bazar in Saltgola and seized edible oil from a number of warehouses in the area, said Chittagong DNCRP Assistant Director Didar Hossain.
Later, they also slapped a fine of Tk5 lakh on the owners of the two warehouses, including Ilias Hossain, for hoarding the oil illegally.
Earlier, the DNCRP seized 4,500 litres of edible oil from different warehouses in Agrabad and Karnaphuli bazars on Friday and Saturday.
