DNCRP suspends sale of Zamzam water at Baitul Mukarram market

The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) on Monday suspended the sale of holy water of Makkah’s Zamzam Well at Baitul Mukarram market in Dhaka.

A special drive is underway to find out whether the holy water is being sold elsewhere in the country, DNCRP Director General AHM Shafiquzzaman said during a view exchange meeting at his office on Monday.

Before taking any further decision, Shafiquzzaman said the Islamic Foundation has been requested to verify whether the selling of Zamzam water is legal.

He said the temporary ban also includes any scope of online sale of the water as well.

“It's a sensitive matter. After knowing about the issue, we've decided to hold an urgent meeting. Then we decided to temporarily ban the sale of Zamzam water at Baitul Mukarram market temporarily because we never heard of Zamzam water being sold in Saudi Arabia,” said the DG.

Abdul Jabbar Mandal, assistant director of DNCRP, said that during a raid carried out at the Baitul Mukarram market, small bottles of Zamzam water were found being sold at Tk 300 while 5 litre bottles were being sold at Tk 2,500.