The Bhadra, once a free-flowing river in Khulna’s Dumuria upazila, has been turned into a narrow canal over the years, thanks to encroachment by brick kilns run by local influential people, including elected representatives.

The High Court today directed the authorities concerned of government to immediately shut down all the illegal brick kilns in Chattogram and to submit a report after complying with the directive by February 18.

In a victory for environmentalists, a Dutch appeals court has said that the Nigerian subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell was responsible for multiple oil pipeline leaks in the Niger Delta and ordered it to pay unspecified damages to farmers.

A mobile court of the Department of Environment (DoE) today demolished four illegal brick kilns and fined another Tk five lakh in Faridpur.

Dhaka, one the most polluted cities in the world, ranked 3rd worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) this afternoon.

Toxic air killed more people in India in 2019 than in 2017, The Lancet said in a report shared by the government on Tuesday, with 1.67 million deaths accounting for 18% of all fatalities.

Dhaka, one the most polluted cities in the world, ranked worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) this morning.

Dhaka’s air ranked fifth-worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) this morning amid rising fears that the country could be hit by a second-wave of coronavirus.

Sri Lanka has shipped back to Britain 21 container-loads of waste that the government said was brought into the island in violation of international laws governing the shipping of hazardous material.

The quality of Dhaka’s air shows signs of improvement for the second consecutive day.

State Minister for Water Resources Zahid Faruque tells parliament that the government has taken an initiative to formulate a masterplan for curbing river pollution across the country.

For last two years the authorities of Tannery Industrial Estate are polluting the Dhaleshwari river dumping liquid waste as their effluent treatment plant is not ready yet, now they are also polluting air by burning leather wastes in the bank of the Dhaleshwari.

A team of Department of Environment (DoE) demolishes one illegal brick kiln and detained its staff in a drive in Savar.

The High Court today observes that the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) is the concerned authority to control and stop 68 underground drains and sewerage lines connected to Buriganga River.

Dhaka city corporation authorities will conduct mobile court drive against the sources of dust pollution, Mayor Sayeed Khokon says.

The High Court orders the government to conduct mobile court drives to shut the illegal brick kilns in five districts -- Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Munshiganj and Manikganj -- in 15 days for reducing air pollution.

A pilot project to make Dhaka city free from sound-pollution will begin from 17th December, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin says.

Dhaka city has the most polluted air in the world as level of air pollution has been increasing, Environment, Forests and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin says.

An unhealthy level of air pollution covers 14 areas of Greater Bangkok, according to the country's Pollution Control Department due to particulate matter smaller than 2.5 micrometres (PM2.5).

A new study suggests when a pregnant woman breathes in air pollution, it can travel beyond her lungs to the placenta that guards her fetus.