, Aug. 26 -- The Department of Environment (DoE) on Tuesday conducted multiple mobile court drives simultaneously in Dhaka and other regions to curb air pollution across the country.

The DoE Chattogram Regional Office imposed a total of Tk 4.177 million in compensation on 34 people/organizations for causing damage to the environment and ecosystems, under Section 7 of the Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act, 1995 (Amended 2010).

In Dhaka's Rampura Bridge area, exhaust emissions from 10 diesel-run buses and trucks were measured using a smoke opacity meter, said a press release.

As per the Environment Conservation Act, fines amounting to Tk 10,000 were collected and five cases were filed.

The drive was led by Executive Magistrate Ash...