Dhaka鈥揂richa highway blocked as DoE shuts Savar brick kilns
Brick kiln owners and workers at Savar blocked the Dhaka鈥揂richa Highway on Wednesday, protesting against the ongoing government crackdown on illegal kilns in the area...
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DoE closes six brick kilns in Savar, another fined Tk 6 lakh
The Department of Environment has closed six illegal brick kilns in Savar and fined another kilns Tk 6 lakh after declaring the upazila a 鈥榙egraded airshed鈥� due to severe air pollution, officials said on Wednesday...
HC for fresh list of brick kilns
The High Court on Monday directed divisional commissioners to take decisive action in ensuring a pollution-free environment, emphasising their duty to enforce environmental laws...
HC fines 54 illegal brick kiln owners in CHT
The High Court on Thursday fined the owners of 54 illegal brick kilns Tk 4 lakh each for continuing operations in the Chattogram Hill Tracts in violation of Supreme Court orders...
Three brick kilns fined
A mobile court in Satkhira realised Tk 7.5 lakh as fine from the owners of three brick kilns for manufacturing bricks without approval of the department of environment and various other irregularities in Sadar upazila...
7 brick kilns, raw bricks demolished in Barishal
The Department of Environment during its drives against illegal brick kilns in Barishal, demolished seven brick kilns and 1,00,000 raw bricks on Tuesday and Wednesday...
Role of youth in fight against air pollution
AMID the lingering haze over Bangladesh鈥檚 cities, air pollution has become an escalating public health crisis. From brick kilns to traffic congestion, harmful pollutants seep into every aspect of urban life, making this not just a climate issue but a matter of human survival. These fine particulate matters 鈥� dust, soot, and smoke 鈥� can penetrate the lungs...
3,491 illegal brick kiln to be shut down: Rizwana
Adviser to the ministry of environment, forest, and climate change Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Thursday said that 3,491 brick kilns, operating without environmental clearance, would be shut down.
Brick kilns on river question govt鈥檚 will to protect rivers
The sorry state of rivers is blamed, among others, on an unabated grabbing of river land by entrepreneurs and individuals enjoying political and moneyed clout. Some entrepreneurs setting up brick kilns, as a photograph with...
