DoE fines 42 factories for polluting Buriganga

Department of Environment on Monday fined 42 dyeing and washing factories in Dhaka district Tk 1.26 crore for polluting the water of the Buriganga River. After a hearing at DoE’s Dhaka headquarters, its director (monitoring and enforcement) Mohammad Alamgir fined the factories for operating without effluent treat plants (ETPs) which led to the discharging of huge effluents into the river. The DoE ordered the representatives of the factories to immediately install ETPs and the failure of which will lead to their closure, according to a news agency.