Non-stop river pollution threatens water security

World Environment Day
Non-stop river pollution threatens water security
Laws, rules, HC directives go in vain
Rashad Ahamad
No pragmatic step is yet to be taken to protect the four rivers surrounding Dhaka even after declaring them ecologically critical 13 years ago.
In September 2009, the Department of Environment declared the four rivers Ecologically Critical Areas under Section 5 of the Bangladesh Environment Conservation Act. There are total 13 ECAs in Bangladesh.
The government formulated the Ecologically Critical Areas (ECA) Management Rules 2016 for implementing the act, including

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World Environment Day today

National Tree Plantation campaign begins today
World Environment Day is going to be observed in the country as elsewhere across the world today, with a call to reduce food waste and save the environment from degradation.
The theme of the day ‘Think, Eat and Save’ is an anti-food waste and food loss campaign.
UN Food and Agriculture Organisation said every

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