"Pollution in Bangladesh" (by Probal Rashid)

The growth of industries in Bangladesh has generally been unplanned without keeping the issue of environmental protection. Dumping of various industrial wastes, often result in polluting the water, soil and air. Industrial liquid waste and black smog created by brick kilns have doubled the sufferings and even many villagers compelled to move their houses. The emission of various greenhouse gases such as CO2, CH4, among others from various industries, increases the overall temperature of the earth, resulting in global warming and making the area unsuitable for human habitation, animals and plant species.

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:33:14 +0000

The growth of industries in Bangladesh has generally been unplanned without keeping the issue of environmental protection. Dumping of various industrial wastes, often result in polluting the water, soil and air. Industrial liquid waste and black smog created by brick kilns have doubled the sufferings and even many villagers compelled to move their houses. The emission of various greenhouse gases such as CO2, CH4, among others from various industries, increases the overall temperature of the earth, resulting in global warming and making the area unsuitable for human habitation, animals and plant species.
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Every day large amount of the industrial wastewater flow to the Turag River from Gazipur Industrial District. The wastewater sometimes is black, gray, silver or yellow, from different chemical factories has different colors.

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:34:41 +0000

Every day large amount of the industrial wastewater flow to the Turag River from Gazipur Industrial District. The wastewater sometimes is black, gray, silver or yellow, from different chemical factories has different colors.
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Thu, 24 May 2012 12:35:54 +0000

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Thu, 24 May 2012 12:36:43 +0000

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Murad (age 15), a worker of black iron oxide manual factory. The environment in and around the factory is loaded with black iron, carbon dust, and other toxic materials. Every day he works for 10 – 12 hours in the polluted environment. Like him other hundreds of workers spend good part of the day working in polluted factory, inhaling harmful gasses and particles. Gazipur, Bangladesh

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:38:05 +0000

Murad (age 15), a worker of black iron oxide manual factory. The environment in and around the factory is loaded with black iron, carbon dust, and other toxic materials. Every day he works for 10 – 12 hours in the polluted environment. Like him other hundreds of workers spend good part of the day working in polluted factory, inhaling harmful gasses and particles. Gazipur, Bangladesh
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Dumping of various industrial waste products into water sources, and improper contamination of industrial wastes, often result in polluting the water. Such water pollution disturbs the balance of the ecosystem inside, resulting in the death of various domestic animal and plant species present in the water.

Thu, 24 May 2012 12:38:45 +0000

Dumping of various industrial waste products into water sources, and improper contamination of industrial wastes, often result in polluting the water. Such water pollution disturbs the balance of the ecosystem inside, resulting in the death of various domestic animal and plant species present in the water.
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Thu, 24 May 2012 12:39:44 +0000

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