Enforcement of the Consumers Rights Protection Law has become an urgent need for protecting the public health from various non-communicable diseases.

Many people are being attacked with various deadly diseases like cancer, liver cirrhosis, hepatitis and cardiac and kidney ailments through consumption of adulterated foods and water.

So, there is no way but to resist manufacturing, possessing and selling of contaminated foods including the fish meal and poultry feeds.

The observation came at a seminar titled “Consumer Rights Protection Law- 2009” held at the conference hall of Deputy Commissioner Office in the city yesterday.

District Administration and Department of National Consumers Rights Protection (DNCRP) jointly organised the seminar.

Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi SM Abdul Kader and Superintendent of Police Md Shahidullah addressed the meeting as chief and special guests respectively with Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Alamgir Kabir in the chair. Editor of Daily Sonar Desh Akbarul Hassan Millat, Vice-president of Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industries Masudur Rahman, and development activist Jahedul Islam also spoke on the occasion.

During his concept paper presentation, Apurba Adhikary, Assistant Director of DNCRP, gave an overview of enforcement of the law along with its aspects.  The discussants viewed that the issue of the consumers’ rights is well accepted throughout the world and in the free market economy.  So, awareness should be created among the businessmen and other concern.