Noise pollution

Noise pollution

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is chairing a meeting on environmental pollution at the PMO on 18 July 2026. Photo: PID

PM orders tougher action against air and noise pollution, seeks AI-based horn control

He orders installation of automatic traffic lights at 50 more points in Dhaka

DNCC Administrator Safiqul Islam Khan speaks at a noise-awareness rally in Gulshan-2 on World Environment Day, announcing stricter enforcement against noise pollution in designated silent zones across the capital. Photo: DNCC

Strict action against noise pollution in Shahjalal Airport area: DNCC administrator

File photo of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan. Photo: Collected

Rizwana Hasan urges action for horn-free streets in Dhaka

Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka. File Photo

DMP to fine up to Tk10,000 for honking near Dhaka airport from 25 Jan

Photo: Courtesy

Islamic scholars' support needed to curb noise pollution: Rizwana

Infographics: TBS

Another corruption in AL regime: Souvenirs, campaigns, training eat up half of Tk44cr noise pollution project funds

Photo: Courtesy

Social movement needed to tackle ‘loud culture’ and noise pollution: Adviser Rizwana

Cartoon on using hydraulic horns

Ban use of hydraulic horns in vehicles permanently, task force urges

New Year’s eve: 999 gets over a thousand calls with noise pollution complaints 

New Year’s eve: 999 gets over a thousand calls with noise pollution complaints 

Vehicles at the capital’s airport intersection are stuck in a long traffic jam with minimal space to move while drivers honk continuously resulting in deafening noise pollution. Despite a regulation imposing a maximum fine of Tk500 for honking within a three-kilometre radius of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, the rule is widely ignored with horns blaring even near signs prohibiting honking. This photograph was recently taken in the airport area. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

3 months of silent zone around Dhaka airport: Noise pollution rises, study finds

The average noise level in Dhaka often exceeds 100 dB, according to a UNEP report. Photo: TBS

Honking to what end? The sound-pollution crisis of Dhaka

DMP instructs not to use horns at residential areas, educational institutions

DMP instructs not to use horns at residential areas, educational institutions

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan speaks at the closing ceremony of the National Nature Festival 2024 held at Dhaka Residential Model College auditorium in the capital on 16 November. Photo: Courtesy

Laws will be strictly enforced to stop noise pollution: Rizwana