The Department of Environment fined an illegal steel re rolling mill BDT 1.5 million for polluting air with toxic smoke at Rupganj in Narayanganj.

Mr M Munir Chowdhury director of DoE fined AK Majumder Steel Mills Ltd and ordered its closure as per the environment preservation law.

The factory, which had been operating without environmental clearance for the last one and a half years, emitted toxic smoke containing metal elements including sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.

The authorities did not set up any fume extraction system for smoke emission, which caused serious air pollution in the area.

The DoE said steel and re rolling mill are increasing rapidly in various parts of the country threatening public health.

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