BANGLADESH NEWS
Department of Environment on Sunday fined Ibn Sina Pharmaceuticals Industry Limited Tk 50 lakh for operating a manufacturing factory at Kaliakoir upazila in Gazipur without the clearance from DoE for last 18 years.
DoE Director (Enforcement) Mohammad Muneer Chowdhury slapped the penalty after a hearing on Sunday and realised the fine at once from Managing Director of the factory Abu Naser Mohammad Abduz Jahed,
The step came after the DoE discovered the illegal operation in a recent raid on the facility.
"The illegal operation of such a large manufacturing factory for 18 years is an unprecedented violation of the environmental laws," said Muneer Chowdhury.
He mentioned DoE's operation as a recommendable step for ensuring that the law is abided by everyone.
"The factory authorities have been told to submit without delay all records of their production plan and waste management," the DoE official added.
The company's General Manager Mohammad Shaheed Farouqee, Plant Manager Rafiqul Haque, Quality Control Manager Abdul Khaleque and Manager (Engineering) Momtajul Karim represented the company at the hearing.
They apologised for building and operating the plant without clearance for so long.
The factory built over 13 acres of land had been producing drugs including antibiotics, anti-histamines, anti-ulcerants and antipyretics.
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