DoE fines five factories for pollution

The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined four paper mills and a dying factory a total of Tk 34 lakh in Dhaka, Narsingdi and Manikganj on charge of polluting environment.

Among the factories, Green Bangla Hometex Industries Ltd at Shibpur in Narshingdi was fined Tk 13lakh, Perl Paper and Board Mills, and Base Papers Ltd at Dhamrai in Dhaka Tk 3 lakh and Tk 4 lakh respectively, Sattar Board Mills and Aman Board Mills of Manikganj Tk 11 lakh and Tk 3 lakh respectively. 

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