Environmental Laws in Bangladesh

Bangladesh, a developing country, is relatively unknown in the globalized world and is often confused with its dominant neighbor, India. The country as we see it now did not exist even 50 years ago.

According to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), an estimated 18 million acres of forest, which is roughly the size of the country of Panama, are lost each year. Undeniably, the deteriorating environmental situation, the increasingly severe pollution of the atmosphere, and water, the severe damage to the living environment of wild animals and plants, the extinction of many species, the deforestation and the transitional mining of mineral resources caused contrary facts. Human existence and development have brought real and more serious potential threats. The scarcity of environmental resources is manifested gradually. As environmental issues are becoming a bottleneck restricting economic growth, it is imperative that lousy effect governed the environment.

The notion of extreme urbanization inaugurates some difficulties as different type’s challenges breakthrough in altered atmosphere. The literature review implied the trend of urbanization growth worldwide & smudges the light on present scenario of unplanned urbanization in Bangladesh, both positive and negative consequences of Urbanization on sustainable development.

Bangladesh is a small nation compared to other countries such as the USA. Bangladesh is located within Southern Asia, bordering with India and Burma. Bangladesh has a total area of 148,460 Square Kilometers. The Climate is quite hot due to the proximity to the equator. There are some natural resources such as Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Arable Land, Timber and Coal. The main Environmental Issues in Bangladesh are a lack of land forcing citizens to live in areas that flood a lot, Many Waterborne diseases, Overpopulation, Soil degradation and Deforestation.

Bangladesh is a country that has been exploited by many super powers in the past. 1st it was the British and then stated the Pakistani regime. Continuously oppressed and exploited by these powers the resources of this country were already half exhausted. When Bangladesh emerged on 1971, the country started a new journey towards self sufficiency with whatever left over resources she had. And with those Bangladesh has maintained her pride among the developing countries for more than 40 years.

Bangladesh, officially known as the ‘People's Republic of Bangladesh’ worldwide, is a country in South Asia. It shares land borders with India and Myanmar. Bangladesh is the world's eighth most populous country with a population of 163 million (as of the year 2016) in a total area of 147, 570 square kilometers. Dhaka has been the capital city of Bangladesh since the country achieved independence in the year 1971. Bangladesh has a market-based mixed economy, is one of the Next Eleven emerging markets. Its per-capita income was US$ 1,190 in the year 2014, with a GDP of $209 billion (bdnews24.com, 21 May 2014). Bangladesh has the third-largest South Asian economy (after India and Pakistan) and the second-highest foreign-exchange reserves (after India). The Bangladeshi diaspora contributed $15.31 billion in remittances in the year 2015 (The Daily Star, 3 July 2015).

As the world focuses more and more on trading, infrastructure has to be created to accommodate or create capacity for the production of more goods and services. Industries, factories, roads, houses have to be built, how these factors of production are generated may have a negative impact on the environment e.g. deforestation. For example a developer in Turkey wanted to build a shopping mall on one the city’s largest green space, Gezi Park (Environment, globalisation101)

Bangladesh is one of the third world developing country. For developing further this country needs more energy production. Right now for this country the biggest energy needed is electricity. The reason of electricity needed is that the most of the equipments which are used for developing are running by electricity. So it is really a big issue for Bangladesh. To fulfill the continuously increasing demand for the electricity the government of Bangladesh taken a plan to establish a new proposed power plant in Rampal which will be run by burning coal. This power plant will cause many types of impact on environment in Bangladesh. In this assessment we will try to look the technical / political / managerial triangulation on this power plant and recognizing more equitable, resilient and adaptive strategies for developing this power plant more eco-friendly.

The development of Bangladesh is affected by deteriorating economy. After getting independence from West Pakistan in 1971 Bangladesh had to confront complications in their economy caused by environmental issues, industry and unemployment rate. Natural causes are one of the reasons Bangladesh is facing instability. Bangladesh is one of the world’s most weather prone nations. The environment degradation and

There are certain mechanisms that are set in place for the protection and conservation of the environment, framework environmental laws also provide for the management of specific environmental aspects, whether they are of a sect oral nature or of cross sectoral nature or both. These

Bangladesh is a terra firma of some natural resources such as oil, gas, coal, hard rock, white clay, boulder etc. Bangladesh being the prime delta in the world, serves as a decent pool of Natural Gas. Exploration activities are undertaken by Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX) and some International Oil Companies (IOC). Production activities are undertaken by Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL), Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFL), BAPEX and some International Oil Companies (IOC).

The government has taken a project named NEMAP to integrate environment with the development in a policy framework. It provides a guideline for promoting effective management of resources, raising awareness among the people and

Bangladesh has a long coastal belt of about 710 km which is enriched with natural resources specially fish and other aquatic species of different varieties and has been the focal point of different economic activities. Most of these seashore areas are situated in Chittagong. Sitakund

Environmental sustainability is gaining much focus in the recent years as people are beginning to strive for a balance between economic growth and sustainability. In fact, many developed countries such as UK, Japan have implemented strict environmental policies to enhance the quality on the environment and to preserve the sustainability of its resources. It is viewed that Malaysia’s effort has been marginal in achieving effective management of resources, pollution control and prevention of environmental degradation.

The environmental problems in India are growing rapidly. The increasing economic development and a rapidly growing population that has taken the country from 300 million people in 1947 to more than one billion people today is putting a strain on the environment, infrastructure, and the country’s natural resources. Industrial pollution, soil erosion, deforestation, rapid industrialization, urbanization, and land degradation are all worsening problems. Overexploitation of the country's resources be it land or water and the industrialization process has resulted