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Savar has destroyed Dhaleshwari River, says watchdog

Published: July 18, 2022

A report from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Environment, Forest and Climate Change has condemned the role of the Savar Tannery Industrial Estate in river pollution.

Study reveals extent of Bangladesh tannery pollution

Published: January 13, 2022

A joint study by the Geography and Environment Department of Jahangirnagar University, Environmental Science Department of Stamford University and Waterkeepers, Bangladesh has shown that leather production is having a significant impact on water quality.

No desalination facility in Savar

Published: March 8, 2017

The Central Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) in the Savar Industrial Park is reported to have been designed without a desalination facility, meaning the nearby Dhaleshwari River will continue to be polluted by the tanneries.