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Rooftop unauthorized eatery: Labaid Hospital fined Tk2 lakh
Dhaka, March 07 -A mobile court on Thursday fined Labaid Hospital Tk 2 lakh for housing an unauthorised restaurant on its rooftop.
A team of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) led by Executive Magistrate Md Jahangir Alam imposed the fine conducting a drive from 3pm to 5pm.
During the drive, "We found a restaurant on the roof of Labaid Hospital in Dhaka's Green Road area and there was leakage in a gas cylinder kept in the restaurant's kitchen," he said.
“We also got the fault in the fire extinguishing system. Hence, LabAid Hospital authorities have been fined Tk 2 lakh."
The fine was imposed under Section 18 of the Fire Prevention and Extinguishing Act, 2003.
Earlier, the mobile court conducted a drive in the Central Hospital on Green Road.
Among others, Deputy Assistant Director of Fire Service and Civil Defense Mohammad Fakhruddin were present during the operation.- UNB