How the Department of Energy is Boosting Anti-Pollution Efforts for a Cleaner Environment

DoE Boosts Efforts to Tackle Pollution

Illegal lead/battery smelting plant. Photo: Ministry

DHAKA, Jan 13, 2025 (BSS) – The Department of Environment (DoE) is stepping up its fight against pollution in Bangladesh. They are taking serious actions against those harming the environment.

Recently, mobile courts targeted illegal brick kilns in Jhalkathi, Dhaka, and Tangail. They filed five cases against polluters and collected fines totaling Taka 13 lakh. Three brick kilns were shut down as a result.

In a similar effort, a mobile court in Munshiganj fined a steel re-rolling mill Taka 4 lakh for pollution. Other factories have also been warned about their impact on the environment.

In Narayanganj and Dhaka, mobile courts addressed illegal lead and battery smelting. Seven factories were fined a total of Taka 3.8 lakh, and four factories were closed down. They also seized four trucks filled with equipment used in the illegal activities.

To reduce black smoke emissions, a mobile court in Bijoynagar, Dhaka, fined drivers of four vehicles Taka 5,000. Another court in Jigatola imposed a similar fine for violating air pollution regulations.

In a crackdown on banned polythene bags, two mobile courts in Shyamoli and Gopalganj fined one business Taka 5,000 and confiscated 45 kilograms of polythene.

The DoE is committed to continuing these operations to keep air and environmental pollution in check.