air pollution

Groups urge Bangladesh to scrap Tk 57.45bn North Dhaka waste power project

Environmental groups urged Bangladesh to scrap the North Dhaka waste-to-energy project, citing excessive costs, pollution, climate emissions, weak public...

Bangladesh High Court orders plan to phase out hazardous burnt oil stoves

Bangladesh’s High Court has ordered authorities to prepare a 90-day plan to eliminate hazardous waste engine oil stoves, citing...

Bangladesh launches first eco-friendly brick kiln in Lakshmipur

Bangladesh’s first eco-friendly brick kiln in Lakshmipur pilots cleaner production, with researchers monitoring emissions and experts urging regulation, incentives...

US Justice Department backs Musk’s xAI in pollution lawsuit battle

The US Justice Department has backed Elon Musk’s xAI in a pollution lawsuit, arguing the AI data center is...

Indirect greenhouse gases drive significant warming, scientists urge action

Scientists are calling for greater attention to a group of overlooked pollutants that they say have become the world's...

Bangladesh budget expands air monitoring, experts seek tougher pollution curbs

Bangladesh’s FY2026-27 budget expands air quality monitoring and cleaner transport initiatives, but experts say stronger measures targeting vehicles, brick...

Only 2 of 53 brick kilns in Ramgati licensed as farmland is destroyed

Only two of Ramgati’s 53 brick kilns are licensed, as illegal operations consume cropland, strip fertile topsoil, pollute air...

Bangladesh Environment Department demolishes illegal brick kiln chimney

Bangladesh’s Environment Department fined an illegal Jamalpur brick kiln Tk300,000 and demolished its fixed chimney during a mobile court...

Brick kiln fumes scorch 25 hectares of boro rice in Bangladesh

Toxic fumes from brick kilns scorched 25 hectares of boro rice in Dhamrai, affecting over 100 farmers who now...

Pakistan tops global pollution list in 2025, Bangladesh ranks 2nd

Pakistan ranks most polluted in 2025, followed by Bangladesh, as global air quality worsens. Climate change, wildfires and poor...

Illegal brick kilns fined Tk19.5 lakh in Sirajganj

A Department of Environment mobile court fined six illegal brick kilns Tk19.5 lakh in Sirajganj and demolished two, highlighting...

Brick kilns pollute farms and villages in Manikganj area

Expanding brick kilns in Manikganj are choking farmland with smoke and dust, reducing crop yields, damaging ecosystems and raising...