Mother-daughter fined, jailed for producing 'harmful' drugs

A mobile court at Baraigram upazila in Natore district fined and sentenced three persons to different terms in jail for producing harmful medicines.

The convicts are Momtaz Parveen, 46, wife of the owner of Jenny Ayurvedic Laboratory at Gormati area, her daughter Suraiya Tanjim, 25, and worker Khairul Islam, 37.

Mobile court executive magistrate Md Ziaur Rahman sentenced Parveen and Tanjim to two years in jail and fined Tk 2 lakh each, in default, to serve three more months in jail, while Khairul was jailed for 15 days.

Natore Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Company Commander Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Md Masud Rana said on information, they conducted a drive in the area and detained them along with huge quantity of harmful medicine.

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