The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in a drive, recovered 600 maunds of carbide-ripened mangoes from city's Mirpur area yesterday and arrested two mango traders for selling the seasonal fruit mixing with the poisonous chemical.

As part of the ongoing drive against adulterate food items, a mobile court of RAB-4 conducted the drive at Baghbari Baranipara in Gabtoli till 3pm and arrested Mohammad Yasin Hossain, 25, and Abdul Halim Bepari, 37, while they were selling mangoes by mixing poisonous chemical Calcium Carbide at noon.

The court also fined them Tk 50,000 each, in default, to suffer three months simple imprisonment. The traders were sent to jail as they failed to give the fine money.