Two brick kilns fined Tk 15 lakh
The Department of Environment (DoE) fined two brick kilns in Narayanganj Bandar area Tk 15 lakh for harming the environment through using farmland topsoil to establish brick kilns.
DoE Director (enforcement) Mohammad Munir Chowdhury, on Tuesday, fined and realised Tk 10 lakh from Bandhan Brick Field and Tk 5 lakh from Jaman Brick Field.
The department also directed the authorities of Bandhan Brick Field to evict their illegal brick kiln within a week and Jaman Brick Field to limit their kiln area within two acres in a month time, said a press release of DoE.
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