Pollution

A road overflows with liquid effluent from pipelines connected to tannery factories. Due to the loadshedding, a number effluent pumping stations shut down at various points, leading to the water overflowing onto the roads and then reaching Dhaleshwari river untreated through surface drains. Photo: TBS
Energy

Load shedding leads to Savar tannery waste overflows, environmental pollution

During power outages, the liquid sediment accumulates and cannot go to the CETP

Representational picture of air pollution. Picture: Pixabay
Europe

Pollution linked to 10% of cancer cases in Europe: Report

South City's initiative to free Dhaka from pollution, traffic jams
Videos

South City's initiative to free Dhaka from pollution, traffic jams

Photo: Collected
Environment

Bangladesh among lowest performers in curbing environmental pollution

Pollution killing 9 million people a year
Videos

Pollution killing 9 million people a year

Smoke rises from the Duvha coal-based power station owned by state power utility Eskom, in Mpumalanga province, South Africa, 18 February, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
Environment

Pollution killing 9 million people a year, Africa hardest hit: Study

Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
Environment

BELA legal notice seeks initiative for pollution free rivers

Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Cities are major polluters: Can we make them climate neutral?

The Brahmanbaria town canal turns into a narrow drain due to the illegal installation, encroachment, regular deposition of household garbage, and pollution. Photo: Azizul Shonchay
Districts

How pollution turns 5-km town canal into narrow drain

A recent study found that biomass burning (burning of leaves, wood, etc) is equally responsible as fossil fuel burning for black carbon emission, known to cause cancer. Photo: Mumit M/TBS
Environment

Efforts being made to improve country’s air quality, says minister

How chronic oil pollution at sea goes unpunished
Thoughts

How chronic oil pollution at sea goes unpunished

Bangladesh’s air most polluted again
Environment

Bangladesh’s air most polluted again

Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Ensure contamination-free river water within a year: Commission