noise pollution

Decibels and dilemmas: Tackling Dhaka's noise pollution crisis

This noise pollution significantly impacts public health.

#Perspective / Silent zones in Dhaka: A dream come true or just more noise?

Dhaka’s ‘Silent Zone’ initiative, launched on October 1, 2024, aims to combat noise pollution from traffic horns. Starting around Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, it will expand citywide. In light of such an initiative, we spoke to people of different walks of life around the city to find out what they had to say about this action and their expectations for the future.

Is a one-minute silence the solution?

The government today observed a minute's silence in Dhaka city from 10:00am to 10:01am. The ministry of environment, forests and climate change took the initiative to raise awareness about the harmful effects of noise pollution

The deafening reality of noise pollution

How long do we need before noise pollution becomes a concern serious enough for our authorities to care about?

Survival of the Noisiest

Living with Dhaka’s noise pollution is a gruelling endurance test.

Sound pollution caused by schools is a real problem

Living close to a noisy school, studying at home becomes impossible for me.

Lawachhara sees tourists double its capacity, biodiversity under threat

During the Eid holidays, Lawachhara National Park sees tourists double its capacity. This has been the trend for quite some years now, except for the hiatus due to the pandemic in the last two years.

Dhaka world's noisiest city, Rajshahi 4th on list: UN report

Dhaka is the world’s noisiest city, according to a latest report of the United Nations Environment Programme.

LAW VISION - NOISE POLLUTION IN DHAKA / A threat to the right to life

DHAKA, the capital of Bangladesh, is one of the densely populated cities in the world. Being an overcrowded city, Dhaka has a high level of noise pollution.

October 18, 2024
October 18, 2024

Decibels and dilemmas: Tackling Dhaka's noise pollution crisis

This noise pollution significantly impacts public health.

October 2, 2024
October 2, 2024

Silent zones in Dhaka: A dream come true or just more noise?

Dhaka’s ‘Silent Zone’ initiative, launched on October 1, 2024, aims to combat noise pollution from traffic horns. Starting around Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, it will expand citywide. In light of such an initiative, we spoke to people of different walks of life around the city to find out what they had to say about this action and their expectations for the future.

October 15, 2023
October 15, 2023

Is a one-minute silence the solution?

The government today observed a minute's silence in Dhaka city from 10:00am to 10:01am. The ministry of environment, forests and climate change took the initiative to raise awareness about the harmful effects of noise pollution

February 9, 2023
February 9, 2023

The deafening reality of noise pollution

How long do we need before noise pollution becomes a concern serious enough for our authorities to care about?

January 7, 2023
January 7, 2023

Survival of the Noisiest

Living with Dhaka’s noise pollution is a gruelling endurance test.

June 16, 2022
June 16, 2022

Sound pollution caused by schools is a real problem

Living close to a noisy school, studying at home becomes impossible for me.

May 9, 2022
May 9, 2022

Lawachhara sees tourists double its capacity, biodiversity under threat

During the Eid holidays, Lawachhara National Park sees tourists double its capacity. This has been the trend for quite some years now, except for the hiatus due to the pandemic in the last two years.

March 27, 2022
March 27, 2022

Dhaka world's noisiest city, Rajshahi 4th on list: UN report

Dhaka is the world’s noisiest city, according to a latest report of the United Nations Environment Programme.

May 19, 2015
May 19, 2015

A threat to the right to life

DHAKA, the capital of Bangladesh, is one of the densely populated cities in the world. Being an overcrowded city, Dhaka has a high level of noise pollution.