Dhaka, Mar 13 (UNB) - A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Wednesday seized 85 metric tons of polythene and raw materials from inside 22 factories in Sowari Ghat area in Old Dhaka.
The mobile court lead by Executive Magistrate Sarwoer Alam of Rab headquarters conducted the anti-polythene drive from 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.
During the drive, the mobile court disconnected electricity connections of those factories on charges of producing banned polythene illegally and also fined Tk 26 lakh, said the executive magistrate.