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Pollution warnings fall on deaf ears
By Pinaki Roy in The Daily Star Despite making repeated pledges, many of the industries, especially those of fabrics, dyeing and tannery, continue polluting rivers, canals and other wetlands in the city just to boost their profit, say Department of … Continue reading
Posted in The Buriganga River, conservation, fish, fresh water, governance, health, livelihoods, pollution, rivers, technology, water, waterways
Tagged Department of Environment, dyeing, effluent treatment plant, fabric dyeing industries, tannery, The Balu River, The Bangshai River, The Shitalakhya River, The Turag River
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A choking hell?
Md. Asadullah Khan in The Daily Star Point Counterpoint The overall situation in Bangladesh is highly alarming. Poverty, over-population, over exploitation of scanty natural resources, noxious emissions and toxic effluents from factories and smoke-belching vehicles, coupled with natural disasters, are … Continue reading
Posted in The Buriganga River, encroachment, governance, health, land grabbing, livelihoods, opinion, pollution, rivers, sanitation, transportation
Tagged Amin Bazar, Ashulia, bangladesh, Basabo, beacon, Dhaka City, extortion, hijacking, murder, Narayanganj, no drinking water, no electricity, no fuel, no toilet facilities, The Narayanganj River, The Shitalakhya River, Tongi
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