Govt intensifies anti-polythene drive, calls for use of jute bags
Sunday, 5 January 2025
Mobile courts run by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change have fined nearly Tk 2.9 and seized around 60,000 kilograms of polythene in drives against polythene use in 31 days till Saturday across the country, report agencies.
Talking to reporters, additional secretary and chief of the monitoring committee Tapan Kumar Biswas said since November 3, 216 mobile courts were conducted across the country that imposed fine of about Tk 2.9 million on 438 establishments.
A total of 59,959 kilograms of illegal polythene were seized during the period, he added.