Environment Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Thursday stopped burning wastes at an open place in the city’s Osmani Udyan.
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He went to the spot instantly after seeing smoke of burning wastes from his office room of the Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry.
The minister asked Dhaka South City Corporation authority to take action against the burning of wastes as the smoke emitted from it was polluting air.
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In response, an executive magistrate of DSCC went there and fined PF corporation, a contract firm, with Tk one lakh for polluting air by burning wastes in an open place, said a PID handout.
Environment Secretary Dr Farhina Ahmed was present.
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