Pabna, April 17 (V7N) — A mobile court in Bhangura upazila sentenced a trader to one year’s imprisonment and fined him Tk 100,000 for producing fake milk using harmful chemicals.  

The convicted man, Faruk Hossain (40), son of late Abdul Gafur Hossain of Singari village, had long been mixing jelly, soybean oil, and other substances to manufacture adulterated milk, which he supplied to well-known sealing centers across the country.  

Acting on a tip-off, Assistant Commissioner (Land) Mizanur Rahman raided Faruk’s house late Friday night, seizing 200 liters of toxic jelly worth about Tk 350,000. Faruk was arrested on the spot. The seized chemicals were later destroyed in public.  

Mizanur Rahman, who also served as executive magistrate of the mobile court, said Faruk violated the Safe Food Act and posed a serious threat to public health. “Since he confessed, he was sentenced to prison and fined. Such drives will continue in the public interest,” he added.  

Upazila Health Officer Dr. Halima Khanam warned that the chemicals used in the fake milk could severely damage kidneys and lungs, and long-term consumption may lead to respiratory illness and even cancer.  

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