A mobile court on Wednesday sealed three brick kilns and fined Tk 9 lakh for illegal operation in Gopalganj during a day-long drive.
The sealed kilns are Sheikh Bricks, Molla Bricks and Gazi Bricks.
Executive magistrate of Environment department's Monitoring and enforcement wing Md Sazzad Jahid Ratul headed the mobile court drive with inspector of Gopalganj Environment department Inspector Moniruzzaman Sheikh as the prosecutor.
Assistant director of district environment office Mahfuzur Rahman and personnel from law enforcement agencies were present at during the drive.
Confirming the operation, Mahfuzur Rahman said a mobile court was conducted in three kilns named Sheikh Bricks, Molla Bricks and Gazi Bricks located in the Sadar Upazila.
"Beside cutting off the electricity connection, the kilns were demolished to shut the operation. Alongside the three brick kilns were fined a total of aka nine lakh," he said.
