A recent study has revealed alarming levels of heavy metal contamination in the Buriganga River, posing significant threats to both the environment and public health in and around Dhaka city...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 30th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 68 at about 9:20am on Wednesday morning...
India鈥檚 capital banned fuel sales to ageing vehicles on Tuesday聽as authorities try to tackle the sprawling megacity鈥檚 hazardous air pollution...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 22nd on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 77 at about 9:30am on Monday morning...
THE dismal state of waste management, especially of plastic waste, can hardly be overstated. The limited recycling capacity appears to have exacerbated the situation. World Environment Day this year has placed special an emphasis on plastic pollution. Although Bangladesh has made some strides in recycling plastic waste, a substantial volume of plastic remains uncollected...
The country鈥檚 plastic recycling industry continues to be fraught with many barriers, including lack of awareness about plastic pollution, poor waste separation and unsupportive tax policies.
Public health experts, academics and green activists at a discussion on Thursday stressed the need for expanding the role of plastic producers to beat environment pollution in the country...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 35th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 66 at about 9:45am on Monday morning...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 46th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 69 at about 10:01am on Thursday morning...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked eighth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 135 at about 9:40am on Tuesday morning....
Though Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has been enjoying vacation on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha and witnessing low pressure of vehicles on the streets, it has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 139 at about 10:20am on Sunday morning...
THE population of the capital Dhaka increases. So does pollution. The menace of vector-borne diseases also increases with with the increased pollution. A study says that 6,500 tonnes of waste is produced daily in the capital city. The disposal of this huge amount of waste is important. The study also says that about 55 per cent of waste are disposed of daily which causes...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked first on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 163 at 11:30am on Tuesday morning...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 20th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 84 at 9:30am on Sunday morning...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked sixth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 152 at about 9:20am on Saturday morning...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked ninth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 122 at about 9:50am on Sunday...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked eight on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 129 at 10:50am on Friday morning.
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 19th in the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 93 at 9:45am on Wednesday morning...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 15th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 93 at about 10:15am on Monday morning...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked sixth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 129 at 9:20am on Sunday morning...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fourth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 155 at about 9:10am on Thursday morning...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital of Bangladesh, has ranked third on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 169 at about 9:35am on Wednesday...
The High Court on Tuesday directed the chairman of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority to form a monitoring committee to prevent industrial waste and polluted water from being discharged into the Sitalakhya River in Narayanganj...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 17th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 97 at 9:20am on Tuesday morning...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 10th in the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 110 at about 9:20am on Sunday morning...
Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 168 at about 9:10am on Saturday morning...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked third on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 189 at 9:40am on Wednesday morning...
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked second on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 156 at 9:35am on Tuesday morning...
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking authorities concerned to explain as to why it should not issue order to take action to prevent air pollution in Dhaka...
The interim government has decided to suspend the leasing process of 17 stone quarries out of 51 in the country over environmental concerns.