It came amid concerns of experts over rising air pollution that is threatening to jeopardise the efforts to control the coronavirus outbreak. After initial hearing the same month, the High Court ordered the Department of Environment to conduct mobile court drives twice a week in Dhaka city to take action against air polluters. The court ordered barricades to be set up at all development and renovation projects in Dhaka city within the next 15 days. In November last year, when the petitioner sought five directives to curb air pollution, the court ordered the government to form a high-powered committee headed by the environment secretary for the formulation of guidelines to curb air pollution in and around the city. The court issued the nine directives in January this year when the petitioner sought 13 directives.

Source: bd News24 November 24, 2020 20:15 UTC