A mobile court of the Department of Environment (DoE) today fined seven illegal brick kilns at Narsindi. Photo: BSS

NARSINGDI, Mar 11, 2026 (BSS) - A mobile court of the Department of Environment (DoE) today fined seven illegal brick kilns a total of Tk 7.5 lakh and ordered the closure of their operations during a drive in Palash upazila of the district.

The drive was conducted from 11:00am to 3:00pm in different areas of Danga union of the upazila.

Executive Magistrate Md Rezwan-Ul-Islam of the DoE headquarters led the mobile court, while Assistant Director Prashanta Kumar Roy performed duties as the prosecutor.

Deputy Director of the DoE Narsingdi district office Md Badrul Huda and Inspector Samar Krishna Das were present during the drive. Members of Rab-11 and district police also assisted the operation.

According to the DoE, punitive action was taken against the brick kilns under Section 15(1) of the Brick Manufacturing and Brick Kilns Establishment (Control) Act, 2013 (amended 2019) for violating Section 5(2) of the law.

Among the brick kilns fined were M/s MAS Brick Field, M/s Aziz Bokul Brick Field, M/s Combined Bricks, M/s Bondhu Bricks and M/s Ekota Brick Field.

Deputy Director Md Badrul Huda said such drives against illegal brick kilns will continue in the future to protect the environment.