DoE fines 4 factories Tk 41 lakh

The Department of Environment (DoE) fined two dyeing and two washing factories in Dhaka, Narayanganj and Gazipur Tk 41 lakh for polluting the environment.

Among the factories Kemio USA Knitwear Ltd in Joydevpur of Gazipur was fined Tk 22 lakh, Concern Ltd in Siddirganj of Narayanganj Tk 14 lakh, Regular Washing Plant in Mirpur-2 Tk 4 lakh and Kenkun Washing Plant in Tongi was fined Tk 1 lakh, DoE sources said.

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The factories were running with Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs) or with faulty ETPs, sources said.