Brick kiln

Brick kiln

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Explainer: Savar declared a 'Degraded Air Shed': What does it mean?

A degraded air shed is an area where air quality has fallen below safe levels due to high concentrations of pollutants

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Savar declared 'Degraded Air Shed': Operation of all brick kilns to be banned from Sept

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Rethinking regulation: A low-cost solution to Bangladesh’s brick kiln pollution

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Study finds stacking bricks differently could help Bangladesh fight air pollution

Smoke rises from the chimney of brick kilns on the bank of Buriganga River at Keraniganj, on the outskirts of Dhaka. Carbon-rich fumes from hundreds of brick kilns are adding to Dhaka’s increasing air pollution. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Zigzag 2.0: Can this breakthrough make Bangladesh’s brick kilns green?

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HC fines 54 illegal brick kiln owners Tk4 lakh each in Ctg hill tracts

Brick kiln owners and workers on 4 March in Savar blocked a portion of the Dhaka-Aricha Highway to protest the district and upazila administration's ongoing campaign against illegal brick kilns. Photo: TBS

Campaign against illegal brick kilns: Owners, workers block Dhaka-Aricha highway in protest

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Munshiganj brick kiln fined Tk5 lakh for violating environment law

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HC orders demolishment of all illegal brick kilns within four weeks

A team of DoE pictured in front of a shut down brick kiln. Photo: Courtesy

Air pollution: DoE collects Tk13.78cr in fines, shuts down 308 brick kilns since 2 Jan

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HC summons divisional officers asking why illegal kilns not closed, wood still used as fuel

During the operations, 11 brick kilns were shut down, and closure orders were issued for two more. Photo: Courtesy

Illegal brick kilns fined Tk1.5 lakh in Satkhira

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4 brick kilns fined Tk1.8 lakh in Ctg