Environmental crime Archives

Chattagram EPZ fined Tk 25 million due to environmental pollution

Desk ReporterAugust 4, 2023August 6, 2023

August 4, 2023August 6, 2023181

Chattagram EPZ fined Tk 25 million due to environmental pollution The Department of Environment, Bangladesh fined the Chattaggram Export Processing Zone (EPZ) Tk 25 million for environmental pollution due to not correctly operating its Central Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP). Hillol Biswas, Director of the metropolitan office of the Department, imposed......

Bangladesh

Shyamasundari canal at Rangpur, Bangladesh, is dying due to encroachment and pollution

Desk ReporterAugust 2, 2023

August 2, 2023339

Shyamasundari canal at Rangpur, Bangladesh, is dying due to encroachment and pollution Shyamasundari Canal is known as the lung of Rangpur City. Its depth was more than 40 feet. Due to long encroachment and pollution, dumping of household waste, and lack of proper maintenance, the canal has turned into a......

Bangladesh

Batibari Canal at Bagerhat, Bangladesh, is on the way to extinction due to encroachment and pollution

Desk ReporterJuly 30, 2023July 30, 2023

July 30, 2023July 30, 2023185

Batibari Canal at Bagerhat, Bangladesh, is on the way to extinction due to encroachment and pollution. Batibari Canal in the Khanjahanpally-Gobardia area of Karapara Union of Bagerhat Sadar Upazila is on the way to being wiped out due to encroachment and pollution. The nearly three-kilometer-long canal is now almost dead......

Bangladesh

The land of Sreepur, besides Dhaka, is contaminated with polythene waste

Desk ReporterJuly 1, 2023July 2, 2023

July 1, 2023July 2, 2023254

The land of Sreepur, besides Dhaka, is contaminated with polythene waste Polythene waste is mixed with cropland in the Dokhla area of Sreepur Upazila, Gazipur. Polythene entirely covered the cropland of that area. Month after month after year, the local farmers are not getting any way out of this. It......

Bangladesh

Death of 14 critically endangered vultures in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh

Desk ReporterApril 15, 2023

April 15, 2023278

Death of 14 critically endangered vultures in Moulvibazar, Bangladesh On April 10, 2023, 14 critically endangered vultures’ dead bodies were found in a paddy field in Barakapan village under Moulvibazar District, Bangladesh. Researchers and officials of government and private organizations have entered the field to investigate the death of the......

Bangladesh

Many Hospitals in Bangladesh haven’t medical waste management

Desk ReporterFebruary 20, 2023February 20, 2023

February 20, 2023February 20, 2023473

Many Hospitals in Bangladesh haven’t medical waste management There is no medical waste management at Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, as many renowned hospitals don’t pay any attention to its waste management. There have been allegations of dumping harmful and germinal waste in the Hospital. Various infectious diseases are spreading......

Aivee Akther

Mymensingh (Bangladesh) fill with banned Polythene

Desk ReporterFebruary 13, 2023February 13, 2023

February 13, 2023February 13, 2023340

Mymensingh (Bangladesh) fill with banned Polythene Officially banned Polythene (One time used Polythene) is available everywhere in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Polythene finds in almost every marketplace and small and big shops in this District. Frequent use of Polythene is having a severe impact on human life. It is polluting the environment.......

Bangladesh

The name of the River Occupiers should disclose to protect the River

Desk ReporterFebruary 10, 2023February 12, 2023

February 10, 2023February 12, 2023218

The name of the River Occupiers should disclose to protect the River Mohammad Ejaz, Chairman of River and Delta Research Center, demanded the disclosure of the names of 2,400 encroachers whose names came up in the survey of the Jatio Nodi Rakkha Commission (National River Conservation Commission), Bangladesh recently. This......

Aivee Akther

Balutikar canal in Sylhet (Bangladesh) has turned into a wasteland

Desk ReporterFebruary 8, 2023February 9, 2023

February 8, 2023February 9, 2023234

Balutikar canal in Sylhet (Bangladesh) has turned into a wasteland Once upon a time, crystal clear streams would flow through Balutikar Canal, the only water source for three paddy lands in Khadimpara union of Sylhet Sadar upazila, Bangladesh. The people of some nearby villages used to cook food, bathe and......

Aivee Akther

Dhaka’s Air continues to peak at pollution in January

Desk ReporterFebruary 7, 2023February 9, 2023

February 7, 2023February 9, 2023191

Dhaka’s Air continues to peak at pollution in January Dhaka has again topped the list of cities with polluted Air. Dhaka’s Air was the worst on the city-based Air quality index (AQI) of Swiss air monitoring agency IQAir, with a score of 271, the level of ‘very unhealthy and hazardous.’......

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