, Jan. 29 -- The High Court on Wednesday summoned eight people including divisional commissioners of Dhaka, Chattogram and Khulna to appear before it by February 12 and explain their inaction to stop illegal brick kilns and the use of firewood in brick kilns.

Besides, the court also summoned the deputy commissioners of Nilphamari, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Upazila Nirbahi Officers(UNO) of Savar and Dhamrai upazilas.

The HC bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury passed the order after hearing a petition.

High Court rejects ex-NBR Official Matiur's writ petition to travel abroad

Advocate Manzill Murshid stood for the petitioner while deputy attorney general Tanim Khan represented the state.

A writ petition was...