DoE fines Hua Thai Ceramics Tk 20 lakh
The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined Hua Thai Ceramics Industry in Gazipur Tk 20 lakh for pollution due to its operation without effluent treatment plant.
The verdict that fined the amount to the ceramics industry in the district's Hotapara area was issued by the director (Enforcement) of DoE, said a press release of the department.
Under the ownership of a former lawmaker G M Fazlul Haque, the industry was reportedly running without obtaining environment clearance and had no waste treatment plant.
The factory produces about 60 metric tonnes of ceramics per day.
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