Besides, 25 more kilns in the area have been fined Tk1.25 crore for not having any licence to operate, or any environmental clearance certificate from the DoE.”“In phases, the campaign against all illegal brick kilns will be executed,” he added. Nayan Mia, acting deputy director of DoE in Narayanganj, said: “Only 30 to 35 brick kilns of Narayanganj bricks have been complied with. 128 brick kilns have writ petitions filed in the court. Besides, the rest of the brick fields are deemed illegal.”He said that these brickfields are at the root of the air pollution in Narayanganj. On January 20 this year, Narayanganj scored 475, Gazipur 400, Dhaka 382, Chittagong 361, Rajshahi 356, and Barisal 335.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 12, 2019 17:48 UTC