Mobile courts and drives were conducted recently, simultaneously in the capital and across several districts of the country.
A mobile court led by Sabrina Rahman, Senior Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Executive Magistrate, was conducted in Dhaka’s Bosila area.
During the operation, one institution was fined Tk 20,000 for occupying roads and keeping construction materials in open spaces, while several building owners and contractors were cautioned.
Under the Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act, mobile courts in Feni, Sirajganj, Kishoreganj, Jhenaidah, Narayanganj, and Dhaka city’s Chawkbazar, Imamganj, and Swarighat areas conducted seven anti-polythene drives.
These resulted in 15 cases, fines totaling Tk 62,000, and the seizure of 275 kg of banned polythene.
Additionally, electricity connections of three illegal polythene factories were cut off, and the factories were sealed.
