Dumuria: A mobile court in Dumuria upazila of the district today fined a brick kiln owner Taka one lakh for illegally extracting soil from a river. The operation was conducted around 12 noon near the Shailgatia Bridge area under Rudaghara Union by Dumuria Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) Amit Kumar Biswas. During the drive, an illegally constructed structure on government land was also demolished.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Dumuria Brick Kiln Owners' Association President Md. Shahjahan Jamadar, Brick Kiln Owner Md. Azizur Rahman, Nazir of the Upazila Land Office Kiran Bala, and police personnel from Dumuria Police Station were present, among others, during the drive. Assistant Commissioner (Land) Amit Kumar Biswas stated that several illegal brick kilns are operating in different parts of Dumuria upazila, and drives are being conducted to evict those.
"Such operations are carried out almost every year, but many of these kilns resume their activities soon after. This time, strict monitoring has been put in place to ensure compliance," he added.