Three brick kilns have been fined Tk 15 lakh over the last two days for grabbing rivers and polluting croplands in Gazipur and Narsingdi.

A team of the Department of Environment (DoE), led by its Director (enforcement) Munir Chowdhury, gave the penalty to the brick kilns in a drive under an operation to Prevent Environment Crime, says a press release.

Humayra Bricks and Ratul Bricks in Sripu