Sirajganj, Feb. 9 -- Nine illegal brick kilns were shut down and fined Tk 47 lakh on Thursday in Sirajganj's Raiganj and Tarash upazilas.

These brick kilns did not have any clearance from the Department of Environment (DoE) but were operating illegally for a long time without following government regulations, said Abdul Ghafur, assistant director of the district environment department.

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A mobile court led by Executive Magistrate Faizunnessa Akter conducted a drive in the district on Thursday and fined one brick kiln in Tarash and eight more in Raiganj upazila.

The kilns were also demolished by the mobile court.

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