A mobile court conducted a drive against two brick kilns in Parbatipur, Dinajpur, for illegally excavating topsoil from agricultural land. The mobile court operations were led by Parbatipur Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Executive Magistrate Arafat Aman Aziz. On Tuesday at 1:30 PM, the mobile court fined two brick kilns—named Messrs. Bashundhara Bricks and Messrs. Satota Bricks—in the Dhererhat Burabazar area under Hamidpur Union of Parbatipur Upazila. During the drive, a police team led by SI Tuhin Babu from Parbatipur's Barapukuria Police Investigation Center was present.
According to court sources, the mobile court sentenced the two brick kilns to a fine of Tk 50,000 each (totaling Tk 100,000) under Section 15(1) of the Sand and Soil Management Act 2010, with in default of payment, three months of rigorous imprisonment.
Parbatipur Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Executive Magistrate Arafat Aman Aziz said, "Two brick kilns have been fined for the crime of illegally cutting soil from agricultural land. Such drives in the public interest will continue."
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Reported by Monzurul Alam, Parbatipur (Dinajpur) • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
