Dhaka has very high air pollution level Nurul Huda Air pollution has become a matter of great concern for us in recent years. Those who are living in cities in Asian countries including Dhaka, have already realised how seriously air pollution has been poisoning life and degrading the environment. People living in major towns of Bangladesh experience the problems of air pollution in varied degrees.

Czechs Invites Tenders For $7 Bln Environment Clean-Up CZECH REPUBLIC: April 11, 2008 PRAGUE - The Czech government will invite firms to tender for a contract to repair environmental damage worth 114 billion crowns (US$7.18 billion), the finance ministry said on Thursday.

Czechs Invites Tenders For $7 Bln Environment Clean-Up CZECH REPUBLIC: April 11, 2008 PRAGUE - The Czech government will invite firms to tender for a contract to repair environmental damage worth 114 billion crowns (US$7.18 billion), the finance ministry said on Thursday.

Thousands of fish found dead along seashore SHAFI BALOCH KARACHI -Thousands of fish of various kinds were found dead on Karachi seashore on Sunday. The local fishermen faced huge finical losses as people started taking the fish from the sea, which had already been declared unhygienic, The Nation learnt on Sunday. According to the details, dead fish have been found in large number at various points of the metropolitan including, Kiamari Channel, Baba Bit, Karachi Fish Harbor, Korangi Creak and Girzi. None of the concerned authority has taken any action so far.

Industrial waste threatens aquatic life in Indus RAMZAN CHANDIO KARACHI - The untreated industrial wastewater and irrigation returns has become the real threat to the aquatic life of the Indus River, while the declining water flow of the river is aggravating the situation. It was disclosed in an official report by Sindh Irrigation Department.

Ivory Coast Arrests Suspect In Toxic Waste Case IVORY COAST: April 7, 2008 ABIDJAN - Ivory Coast has arrested the head of the local company which unloaded and dumped toxic waste in Abidjan nearly two years ago, leading to the deaths of 16 people, a judge familiar with the case said on Friday. Salomon Ugborugbo, director of the Ivorian waste handling firm Tommy which unloaded the toxic slops from the ship Probo Koala in August 2006 and dumped them at sites around Abidjan, was arrested on Thursday and is being held pending trial, the judge said.

HOPE AND FUTILITY:March 16, 2008. Padyatris rest at a school in Farah, after a 28 kilometer trek from Agra. The marchers are aged between 11 and 82