Department of Environment (DoE)

Can we ever curb Dhaka's air pollution?

Lack of progress under interim government has been frustrating

Act now to check winter air pollution

Air pollution is taking a heavy toll on our lives

Air pollution is now the biggest killer in Bangladesh

Take action against those responsible for this situation

Chalan beel is fast degrading to a tipping point

Protecting the beel and its network of waterbodies is vital

Curbing air pollution should be our top priority

It poses the greatest environmental threat to human health

Sylhet is losing its storied hillocks, one after another

Authorities must take stern action against the culprits

Dhaka’s forever toxic air

Do the authorities have any plan at all to contain air pollution?

Failed response to dengue and air pollution is no coincidence

High Court’s observations about the relevant authorities demand attention

Air pollution is not for only one authority to tackle

Md Ziaul Haque, the director of Air Quality Management at the Department of Environment, talks with Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star about the factors behind severe air pollution in the country and why concerted efforts are needed from all ministries and government agencies concerned to fight it.

February 3, 2023
February 3, 2023

Stop sand extraction from rivers

It's increasing the risk of river erosion, endangering farmland and depleting soil fertility

January 26, 2023
January 26, 2023

Tackling Oil Spillage: Committee there, but only on paper

A high-powered national committee, formed to tackle oil or chemical spills along the shipping routes, has failed miserably to respond to the recent oil spill in the Meghna.

January 24, 2023
January 24, 2023

Brick kiln for hills? Not really a choice

Authorities must step up efforts to protect hills from being ravaged

December 18, 2022
December 18, 2022

Tangail needs to save its hillocks

Local authorities must act to prevent endless hill-cutting

November 14, 2022
November 14, 2022

Another river doomed to go extinct

Government must save Haridaya River before it’s too late

November 1, 2022
November 1, 2022

The hills and their human predators

Why do illegal hill-cutters continue to go unpunished?

January 28, 2021
January 28, 2021

DoE demolishes 7 brick kilns, fines five others in Rangpur

A mobile court of the Department of Environment (DoE) in Rangpur has demolished seven illegal brick kilns in two upazilas of Rangpur.

December 30, 2020
December 30, 2020

DoE fines Toma Group Tk 50cr for cutting 22m cubic feet of hill in Ctg

Department of Environment (DoE), Chattogram region, has fined Toma Construction and Company Limited for razing almost 22 million cubic feet of hills from reserve forest area at Lohagara upazila of Chattogram.

November 23, 2020
November 23, 2020

DoE fines 12 businesses for pollution, violation of environmental laws

Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram region today fined 12 businesses Tk 6,61,000 for polluting environment and breaking environmental laws.

November 11, 2020
November 11, 2020

DoE seals off Int’l Tobacco Industries Ltd in Ctg

Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram today sealed off International Tobacco Industries Limited for running operation without environmental clearance certificate.