Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Mobile courts were conducted on Wednesday across various districts to take action against illegal brick kilns.

A total of 11 mobile court drives were carried out in Kurigram, Dinajpur, Tangail, Meherpur, Madaripur, Chandpur, Gaibandha, Feni, Bandarban, and Dhamrai in Dhaka district. These operations led to 39 cases, resulting in the collection of fines amounting to Tk 12.3 million.

Additionally, 14 brick kilns were demolished to completely shut down their operations, while strict orders were issued to close other 14 brick kilns.

On the same day, under the Air Pollution Control Regulations 2022, mobile courts were conducted in Aftabnagar and Lalbagh of Dhaka for air pollution caused by construction materials. Two drives...