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Govt should have earnestness, will to end river pollution

THE pollution of rivers, especially the four that surround the Dhaka city and generally all of them that flow through the Dhaka division, runs high whilst there may not be any rivers in outlying areas that are free of pollution. The environment department says that at least 1,659 industrial units discharge untreated waste water into canals, rivers and other water bodies. And...

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Drowning in noise

NOISE pollution in Bangladesh has reached an intolerable level. It now affects daily life, damages health, and disrupts the environment. The cities echo with constant sound — horns blaring, construction hammering, music blaring from speakers and engines roaring. Rural areas, once peaceful, are also no longer free from this intrusion. The situation is worst in major...

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HC for fresh list of brick kilns

The High Court on Monday directed divisional commissioners to take decisive action in ensuring a pollution-free environment, emphasising their duty to enforce environmental laws...

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Dhaka makes headlines for reasons govt could head off

REPEATED court interventions and an apparent unwillingness of relevant public agencies to execute whatever plans that the government has made to contain air pollution over the years have fallen flat. A report of the Swiss air technology company IQAir, which monitors the quality of air with 40,000 monitoring stations across 8,954 locations in 138 countries, territories...

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Stringent court action needed to make govt stop air pollution

THE High Court has rightly issued a warning against bureaucrats, noting that any negligence to protect the environment would entail action against the officials who would fail to comply with court orders in this connection. The bench sounded the warnings as it heard a petition that legal aid organisation Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh filed seeking the...

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