10 brick kilns fined in two districts

Ten brick kilns were fined on various charges in Pabna and Natore districts in two days.

PABNA: The Department of Environment (DoE) in a drive in the Bangla Bazar Launch Ghat area of Pabna Sadar Upazila from morning until noon on Friday fined five brick kilns Tk 19.5 lakh on charges of lifting soil illegally and using wood to burn bricks.

Led by Pabna’s Senior Judicial Magistrate Mohammad Shihab Uddin and DoE Pabna Assistant Director (AD) Md Yusuf Ali, the operation was assisted by members of the police, SRB and fire service.

During the drive, Badsha Ahmed’s ARB Brick Kiln was fined Tk 4 lakh, Monju Pramanik’s Seven Star Brick Kiln Tk 4.5 lakh, Gautam Ghosh’s A & B Brick Kiln Tk 4 lakh, Saiful Islam’s A & A Brick Kiln Tk 3 lakh, and Abdul Khaleq’s MHK Brick Kiln Tk 4 lakh.

NATORE: A mobile court of the DoE fined five illegal brick kilns Tk 30 lakh in the Manjilpukur area of Lalpur Upazila of the district on Thursday. 

Rezwanul Islam, Executive Magistrate of the Monitoring and Enforcement Wing of the DoE, conducted the operation, accompanied by the members of police, SRB-5 and Ansar. 

DoE Assistant Director Habibur Bashar said each of the brick kiln owners was fined Tk 6 lakh. 

On the other hand, the activities of two brick kilns were closed by demolishing all brick-making equipments. 

The punished brickfields are M/s NAB bricks, BBC bricks, JEB bricks, VIP bricks and OMSP bricks. All are situated in Manjilpukur Village. 

DoE Inspector Borhan Uddin managed the prosecution. It was further known that the drive will continue against illegal brick kilns.