DoE today conducted a special enforcement drive in Savar Upazila. Photo: BSS

DHAKA, Nov 12, 2025 (BSS) – The Department of Environment (DoE) today conducted a special enforcement drive in Savar Upazila to curb air pollution and implement the degraded air shed declaration, shutting down several illegal brick kilns and realizing fines amounting to TK 18 lakh .

The operation was carried out jointly by the DoE’s Dhaka District Office and the Monitoring and Enforcement Wing of its Headquarters.

During the drive, the Messrs ABM & Co. brick kiln at Mushurikhola under Tetuljhora union in Savar was found operating illegally. 

The team demolished its chimney, crushed unbaked bricks, disconnected the power supply, and fined the owner TK 600,000 on the spot.

In similar drives, two more kilns—ABN Bricks at Shyamlasi in Bhakurta union and HMB Star Bricks at Chapra—were also found operating illegally. 

Their chimneys were dismantled; operations stopped, and fined TK 600,000 each. 
Another kiln, Messrs MHS Bricks, located in Chapra, was also demolished, its operations halted, and its power supply disconnected .

Meanwhile, under the Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act, 1995 (Amended 2010), a mobile court in Panchagarh penalized illegal production, sale, supply, and marketing of banned polythene bags. 

A total of TK 4,500 was realized as fines from two cases, and 215 kilograms of banned polythene were seized. 

Shop owners and traders were cautioned, and leaflets raising awareness were distributed.

To control excessive black smoke emissions from vehicles, the DoE also conducted a mobile court in Lalbagh, Dhaka, filing five cases and realizing TK 15,000 as fines while several drivers were warned.

Under the Noise Pollution (Control) Rules, 2006, operations were carried out in Shyamoli (Dhaka) and Panchagarh, filing four cases, penalising TK 11,500, and seizing four hydraulic horns.

In line with the Air Pollution Control Rules, 2022, six mobile court drives were also conducted in Aftabnagar, Bosila, Narayanganj, Panchagarh, Munshiganj, and Sirajganj to prevent dust and air pollution from construction materials. 

Ten cases were filed, and fines amounting to TK 22,500 were collected, while establishment owners were cautioned and instructed to remove construction materials immediately.