Pollution

Pollution

Air pollution: Old, polluting buses in Dhaka to be scrapped

Says Environment Adviser Rizwana

5d ago

Illegal brick kilns mushroom across Barishal

DoE launches operational drive

5d ago

Dhaka's air most polluted in the world this morning

Dhaka's air was classified as "very unhealthy", according to the air quality and pollution city ranking

1w ago

Dhaka's air ‘very unhealthy’ this morning

The air was classified as "very unhealthy", with such air quality persisting for the past few days, according to the Air Quality Index.

1w ago

Wear masks outdoors

For public information, air quality data is regularly updated on the Department of Environment's website.

2w ago

Dhaka's air quality worst in the world this morning

Dhaka has again topped the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality this morning

2w ago

Dhaka's air quality 2nd worst in the world this morning

Today's air was classified as "very unhealthy" and such air quality continued for the past few days

2w ago

Dhaka’s air quality world's worst this morning

Today's air was classified as "unhealthy", according to the AQI index.

2w ago

Shut illegal brick kilns in Bogura, Tangail, Lalmonirhat and Thakurgaon immediately: HC

The High Court today (November 7, 2022) directed the government to stop operations of all illegal brick kilns in four districts -- Bogura, Tangail, Lalmonirhat, and Thakurgaon -- immediately in a bid to curb environment pollution and also asked them to submit compliance reports before it within two weeks.

2y ago

Plastic pollution: Karnaphuli most defiled

Mismanaged plastic waste of the metropolis has turned the Karnaphuli, on whose banks the country’s key sea port is located, into the top plastic-digesting river.

2y ago

Air more toxic than ever

Air quality of Bangladesh is now more deadly than before as concentration of Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM 2.5) saw a rise by 11.8 percent in the past 24 years from 1995 to 2019, reveals a study.

2y ago

Khulna DC, SP face contempt of court for failure to follow HC rule

The High Court today (October 25, 2022) issued a contempt of court rule against seven government officials including the deputy commissioner and superintendent of police of Khulna for not complying with its earlier order regarding demolishing illegal brick kilns constructed within the boundaries of Bhadra and Hori rivers in the district.

2y ago

Steel mill in Ctg fined Tk 1 lakh for emitting industrial smoke

A mobile court today (October 18, 2022) fined a steel mill at Baizid Bostami Road in Chattogram Tk one lakh for emitting industrial smoke in the open air which poses a serious health hazard.

2y ago

Dhaka world's most polluted city again

The densely populated capital of Bangladesh has once again topped the list of cities with the worst air quality in the world.

2y ago

World Rivers Day: Factories killing water bodies in Tongi

Only two decades ago, people bathed in the Hyderabad canal in Tongi, Gazipur.

2y ago

When authorities cause pollution

Garbage management is one of the most important responsibilities of municipal authorities.

2y ago

Ctg city produces 249 tonnes of plastic waste every day

Chattogram city produces 249 tonnes of plastic waste every single day -- 56 percent of which remains uncollected and littered in the environment, according to a new study.

2y ago

Global warming, wildfires to worsen air pollution: UN

More frequent and intense heatwaves and wildfires driven by climate change are expected to worsen the quality of the air we breathe, harming human health and ecosystems, the UN warned Wednesday.

2y ago