Public Health

Toxic fumes from battery plant raise health fears on Dhaka outskirts

Residents near a battery recycling plant in Dhamrai say toxic fumes are harming health and the environment, raising concerns...

Bangladesh cracks down on illegal lead recycling as strategy nears approval

Bangladesh intensifies action against illegal lead recycling while advancing a national strategy, highlighting urgent health risks, environmental damage and...

Hill water crisis deepens as unsafe ‘wells’ become main source

Severe dry-season water shortages in Bandarban hills push communities to depend on unsafe streamside pits, exposing health risks and...

Bangladesh launches health plan to tackle climate risks

Bangladesh has unveiled a national health adaptation plan to tackle climate-linked risks, aiming to protect vulnerable people, strengthen preparedness...

Baridhara DOHS dog removal plan sparks outrage and public health concerns

Authorities' move to remove community dogs in Baridhara DOHS triggers backlash, with activists warning it violates law, disrupts vaccination...

Superbugs from rivers to hospitals: Bangladesh faces rising AMR threat

Polluted rivers, hospital waste and antibiotic misuse in farms are spreading antimicrobial resistant bacteria in Bangladesh, raising fears that...

Illegal battery-lead factory busted in Bangladesh, six jailed

Bangladesh authorities shut an illegal lead-processing factory in Shariatpur, jailing six operators for burning used batteries to extract toxic...

Toxic smoke from Rupsa Carbon Factory threatens health and crops in Khulna

Residents of eight villages in Khulna’s Rupsa Upazila say toxic smoke and ash from a carbon factory are harming...

Residents protest illegal lead factory in the Manikganj District

Over 100 residents formed a human chain in Manikganj, demanding closure of an illegal lead-processing factory, alleging toxic emissions...

Rajshahi toxic waste threatens rivers and wetlands

Civil society groups warn untreated urban waste in Rajshahi is contaminating rivers and wetlands, harming biodiversity, public health, fisheries,...

Dhaka chokes in thick smog as kilns, waste burning blamed

Dhaka ranked world’s most polluted city as brick kiln emissions and landfill waste burning pushed AQI to very unhealthy...

Toxic garbage mountains threaten Dhaka’s health

Towering garbage mountains in Dhaka release toxic smoke and methane, threatening public health, contaminating water and soil, and accelerating...