Dhaka:The High Court (HC) has mandated the relevant authorities to implement measures to close all illegal brick kilns nationwide. This directive follows previous orders, with a compliance report required by December 14.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the directive was issued by a High Court division bench comprising Justice JBM Hassan and Justice Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan during a hearing on a related writ petition. Advocate Manzil Murshid, representing the petitioner, informed the media about the court's decision.
Advocate Mohammad Ali, representing the brick kiln owners, mentioned that the court instructed not to harass the owners of legally operating brick kilns. Advocate Muntasir Uddin Ahmed represented the Department of Environment in the proceedings.