By looking at the Buriganga river, it can easily understand that what’s the country’s environment?
What kind of people we are, what kind of government we have, what kind of environment the country has can be understood by looking at the river Buriganga. There were so many canals in Dhaka city; where did these go? It Raised such a question in a round table meeting in the capital Dhaka.
The Nagor Unnayan Andolon (Urban Development Movement), an NGO, organized the meeting at the National Press Club in Dhaka on Wednesday (01/12/2021) morning.
Abu Naser Khan, chairman of the Poribesh Bachao Andolon (Poba) (PUBA), said that the state system is related to the environment. If someone environment-friendly is the mayor, the environment will be good. Science has taken the world a long way. So, science must be given importance.
The former vice-chancellor of Patuakhali University of Science and Technology, Abdul Latif expressed frustration over the government’s interest in coal and nuclear power plants. He said the country’s environment was on the verge of collapse. When the whole world is coming out of coal and nuclear power plants, this is being done.
Brick kilns, vehicles, construction materials, and fossil fuels pollute the environment, said Emadul Huda, a professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Jahangirnagar University. “We have one company digging a road in the morning and another in the afternoon,” he said. But development abroad is long-term.
Professor Jamal Uddin of the Department of Environmental Sciences at Jahangirnagar University commented that noise pollution is the most extensive pollution in the capital. Citing data from a study he conducted, he said that at Shahbagh in the capital Dhaka, 30 people had their ears examined, and at least 10 of them were deaf or hard of hearing. Three of them have lost their hearing due to noise pollution.
Amir Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim of the Islamic Movement was the chief guest at the function presided over by Sheikh Fazle Bari Masood, President of the Urban Development Movement. He said crores of rupees were allocated for the development of Dhaka city. But where is the money? All have failed because of the failure of those in charge.
