A joint mobile court fined five brick kilns Tk.19.5 lakh in Pabna Sadar upazila on Friday for illegally extracting soil and burning firewood.
The drive was conducted from morning until midday in the Bangla Bazar Launch Ghat area led by Pabna Senior Judicial Magistrate Mohammad Shihab Uddin and Department of Environment (DoE) Pabna Assistant Director Yusuf Ali. Personnel from the police, Fire Service and other law enforcement agencies assisted in the operation.
During the raid the authorities penalised the kiln owners for violating environmental regulations, the Seven Star Brick Kiln (owned by Monju Pramanik): Fined Tk.4.5 lakh, ARB Brick Kiln (owned by Badsha Ahmed): Fined Tk.4 lakh, A&B Brick Kiln (owned by Gautam Ghosh): Fined Tk.4 lakh, MHK Brick Kiln (owned by Abdul Khalek): Fined Tk.4 lakh and A&A Brick Kiln (owned by Saiful Islam): Fined Tk.3 lakh.
Officials collected the entire Tk.19.5 lakh in fines on the spot and warned kiln operators against further environmental violations.
