Monjur Mohammad Shahriar has been transferred to Khulna hours after fining lifestyle retail chain Aarong Tk 450,000 for for discrepancies in the price tags of the same product.
The deputy director of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection’s (DNCRP) Dhaka divisional office has been transferred hours after fining lifestyle retail chain Aarong for price discrepancies.
The transfer order against Monjur Mohammad Shahriar was issued on Monday (Jun 3), less than 24 hours after he fined Aarong’s flagship store on Jashimuddin Avenue at Uttara Tk 450,000 for discrepancies in the price tags of the same product.
The outlet, fined for doubling the price of a product in the span of five days, was also shut down for 24 hours.
The circular also set Jun 13 as his joining date at the new workplace and said that if he fails to join before that day, he would be stand released on June 13 afternoon.
Monjur’s transfer came as a shock to consumers in general and rights activists in particular and sparked outrage in social media.
According to a public administration ministry gazette, Monjur has been transferred to the Khulna Zone office of Roads and Highways Department as the estate and law officer.Neither Monjur nor any public administration ministry officials could be reached for comments.
DNCRP Director General Md Shafiqul Islam Laskar or other officials were also not available for comments.
DNCRP Director (Admin and Finance) Manzur Morshed Chowdhury, however, told Bangla Tribune: “I have not been informed about this issue [Monjur’s transfer]. I also do not know why the transfer order has been issued.”
Monjur Mohammad Shahriar at Aaarong`s Uttara flagship store on Monday (Jun 4).Very recently, Monjur had led drives at two top makeover salons — Persona and Farzana Shakil’s — in the capital and fined them for using illegal, counterfeit and expired products.
He also led drives at various markets around the city to seize the 52 food products that Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution found as substandard and the High Court ordered their recall.
