A total of 103 out of 245 brick kilns in six districts of Barisal division are operating illegally flouting several notices of Department of Environment.

The illegal brick field owners had ignored several notices to take no-objection and clearance certificates from the environment department by installing modernised systems, the DoE Barisal officials claimed.

The Barisal divisional DoE deputy director, Md Kafil Uddin, said a total of 142 out of 245 brick kilns had no-objection certificates while rest 103 kilns were operating illegally.