Habiganj’s lifeline ceasing to exist
There was a time when the Jujnal river used to be the lifeline of Habiganj. Boats used to ply the river with goods and passengers, facilitating agriculture, trade and communication simultaneously.
Curbing air pollution: ‘Govt must Implement HC directives’
The government must implement the 12 High Court directives to curb air pollution immediately, including spraying water on the roads and banning black smoke-emitting vehicles, demanded environmentalists.
Air pollution: 10 establishments, 26 vehicles fined Tk 4.45 lakh
The Department of Environment (DoE) has fined 10 establishments and 26 vehicles Tk 4.45 lakh through mobile court operations at five spots in Dhaka and its adjacent areas for polluting air.
Dhaka air ‘hazardous’, most polluted in the world on Christmas morning
Dhaka has topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality on Christmas morning.
Dhaka tops list of cities with most polluted air
Dhaka has once again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality.
Curbing deadly air pollution: 4 nations draw up roadmap
Four South Asian countries -- Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan -- have agreed to drastically bring down the annual average of particulate matter (PM) 2.5 in the countries’ air to 35 microgrammes per cubic metre by 2030.
Habiganj’s lifeline ceasing to exist
There was a time when the Jujnal river used to be the lifeline of Habiganj. Boats used to ply the river with goods and passengers, facilitating agriculture, trade and communication simultaneously.
Curbing air pollution: ‘Govt must Implement HC directives’
The government must implement the 12 High Court directives to curb air pollution immediately, including spraying water on the roads and banning black smoke-emitting vehicles, demanded environmentalists.
Air pollution: 10 establishments, 26 vehicles fined Tk 4.45 lakh
The Department of Environment (DoE) has fined 10 establishments and 26 vehicles Tk 4.45 lakh through mobile court operations at five spots in Dhaka and its adjacent areas for polluting air.
Special drives against air polluters to begin today
Environment Minister Md Shahab Uddin yesterday directed the Department of Environment and other authorities concerned to start conducting special drives against air polluters today.
Dhaka Air: HC slams DoE for failure to check pollution
The High Court yesterday blasted the Department of Environment (DoE) for its failure in taking effective steps to control air pollution in Dhaka despite its repeated directives.
What is being done to curb pollution in Dhaka, HC asks
The High Court today wanted to know what steps were being taken to curb air pollution in Dhaka, as the capital has been at or near the top of most polluted cities in the world for the last one week.
Dhaka air 2nd most polluted in the world this morning
Dhaka's air quality is in the "very unhealthy" zone this morning..With an air quality index (AQI) score of 256 at 9:10am today, the capital of Bangladesh ranked second in the list of world cities with the worst air quality..An AQI between 151 and 200 is said to be "unhealthy," 201 an
Dhaka’s air ‘hazardous’, most polluted
Dhaka once again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality yesterday morning.
Dhaka’s air ‘hazardous’, most polluted in the world this morning
Dhaka has once again topped the list of world cities with the worst air quality this Friday morning.
'Dhaka air 3rd most polluted in the world today'
Dhaka's air has been ranked as the third most polluted city in the world with "very unhealthy" air quality this morning.