Dhaka, March 21 -- More than half a hundred illegal brick kilns have been built in Lakshikunda Union of Ishwardi. Hundreds of bighas of agricultural land are being destroyed due to these brick kilns. Fertility of the land is decreasing due to cutting the soil of the crop land. Crop production is decreasing with environmental damage. Deforestation of agricultural land, burning of wood in kilns, violation of regulations and environmental imbalance are being done year after year without any consideration. The owners of the kilns are continuing to burn bricks by showing their power and managing it without the permission of the Department of Environment, license to burn bricks, fire service certificate, income tax certificate and so on.

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