Fourteen illegal brick kilns were demolished in Savar, Ashulia, and Dhamrai as part of an ongoing crackdown against unauthorized brickfields.
The Savar and Dhamrai upazila administrations carried out the separate drives on Sunday and Monday.
Savar and Dhamrai Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs) Abu Bakr Sarker and Mamnun Ahmed Anik led the drives.
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According to the upazila administrations, the High Court’s directives to protect the environment and public health prompted the demolitions.
A total of 11 illegal brick kilns in Savar and Ashulia and three in Dhamrai were dismantled.
The UNOs said such drives against illegal brick kilns will continue.