Category: Dhaka City
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Buriganga must live amid industrial development and urbanisation
Save the lifeline from going deadly and dying L-R: The pitch black water tells the tale of the river’s extreme pollution. Indiscriminate dumping of solid waste not only pollutes the river but desperately shrinks its flow. Probir Kumar Sarker The Daily Star June 9, 2012 Millions of people living and working on the Buriganga and…
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Save Savar from further environmental degradation
L-R: Brickfields in Ashulia burn firewood and emit carbon in the air. Discharge from industrial establishment at Bank Town polluting adjacent waterbody. Click for more photos The daily Star May 26, 2012 Environment Probir Kumar Sarker Over the recent years, Savar is experiencing immense pressure of new industrial, commercial and residential establishments. But most of…
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Trees can save Dhaka from heat and air pollution
(Clockwise) : Congested concrete structures conserve heat to the inconvenience of urban dwellers. The more an urban area is interspersed by greenery the better it is for reducing its heat and air pollution. Treelined streets not only add to serenity but provide cooling effect to urban surrounding. The Daily Star Environment Saturday May 19, 2012…
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Water pollution still rampant
[slideshow] Published on April 21, 2012 issue in The Daily Star Environment It has been around three years since the High Court ordered industries indiscriminately discharging waste water to install effluent treatment plants (ETPs) within a year. The court on June 10, 2009 also asked the government (industries secretary) to ensure that no new industry…
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A Brick Wall in Change
[slideshow] Click to read the story on Star magazine Watching the chimneys at the brickfields on the outskirts of the capital that exhaust mainly black smoke gives a common impression — âit doesnât matterâ. These furnaces have been set up almost every corner of Dhaka â along the highways and the rivers surrounding the mega…
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Expediting clean environment movement
When the government is not capable enough or unable to monitor and stop the ongoing violations of environmental laws, it is the people who can contribute significantly in assisting the regulator by informing the officials of any shocking environmental degradation that is posing severe threat to their surroundings, attending monthly public hearings arranged by the…
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Making brick kilns emission efficient
Published on The Daily Star on Saturday The authorities concerned put the blame for being unable to efficiently prevent the kilns from emitting black smoke and violating other environmental rules on local influential and dishonest brick field owners. Despite the existence of laws, many of around 1,100 brickfields across the country are still operating in…
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Death penalty for contaminating fruits
The High Court Wednesday ordered police to file criminal cases against culprits for using toxic chemical to ripen and preserve fruits and sell them under the Special Power Act. The maximum punishment for such offence is “death penalty”. The order comes following a writ petition filed by lawyer Manzill Murshid as public interest litigation on…
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Eviction: A ânightmareâ for slum dwellers
Click to read the main story in The Daily Star [slideshow] Tenants of Karail Slum were watching demolition operation in the nearby slum along the bridge at Banani 11. The families were almost done; they were allowed to pack their belongings and move from the small piece of land they had been living for over…
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Polythene restrictions must be totally enforced
[slideshow] The ban has failed to bring any significant change in the overall scenario thanks to the high price of alternative bags and packaging made of jute and paper, and the lack of frequent monitoring by the authorities Read the story on The Daily Star The use of polythene bags is increasing in Dhaka and…
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Demolition of shanties along Gulshan Lake
State-run housing authority RAJUK started dismantling the structures built illegally along the lake in Dhakaâs posh Gulshan area in line with the High Courtâs order of January 25 to demarcate the lake and free it from illegal encroachers. Monday, Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 6, 2012. On the first day, some 120 shanties of the slum along…
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Checking Air Pollution: Enforcement of rules imperative
Read the original article on The Daily Star In its latest move against air pollution, the government is setting up six air-quality monitoring centres at different places of the country including Dhaka to better identify the extent of toxicity–the key reason behind respiratory illnesses and chronic bronchitis. Officials at the Continuous Air Monitoring Stations (CAMS)…
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Waste vitiates city environment
Read the main article on The Daily Star Neither it is a dumping spot nor the untrotted dead end of a lane, but a busy road in the city’s Farmgate intersection which thousands of people pass by or gather on to catch public transport and do low-cost shopping. But the restaurants, snack shops, and other…
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Construction sites âdangerâ for pedestrians
Two-year-old Yamin was waiting at the entrance of their house at Adabor for another child who went to a nearby shop to buy him a chocolate when a wood fell from the seventh-floor of an adjacent under-construction building. A part of the wood having a nail in it hit the back of his head. Yamin…
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Disturbing spray writing must be stopped
The youths of Dhaka City are showing their expertise through the sprays. This is totally unacceptable. These spray-artworks have spread a lot in the recent years in Dhakaâs upscale areas like Dhanmondi, Gulshan and Uttara thanks to the teenagers with festive moods all the way. But it has become a matter of concern since the…
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Can two mayors serve Dhaka, properly?
It seems that no one can stop the government scissor into two the 150-sqkm clumsy and highly-densed mega city with some 20 million dwellers âwith a view to provide better serviceâ with two mayors, instead of one, in their five-year terms. Itâs been evident when the prime minister on Sunday defended the government plan, which…
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