High Court orders full enforcement of anti-air pollution directives for Dhaka in three weeksThe High Court has directed that the nine-point directives it issued five years ago to curb Dhaka’s air pollution be fully implemented within three weeks, with a progress report submitted to the court afterwards. Later, on Jan 13, 2020, the High Court issued nine specific directives to the authorities concerned. “Following today’s hearing, the court ordered full compliance with the nine directives within three weeks and submission of a progress report on the implementation. The senior lawyer noted that last year, the air quality in Dhaka had improved due to partial compliance with earlier court orders. Citing a research report published in the media, Murshid urged the court to issue urgent orders to save millions of Dhaka residents by enforcing all nine directives.

Source: bd News24 October 30, 2025 12:07 UTC