Noise pollution: One-minute silence observed in Dhaka

Aiming to create widespread public awareness about noise pollution, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change observed a ‘one-minute of silence’ programme in Dhaka to keep the city noise-free from 10am to 10:01 am on Sunday.

The programme was held with a slogan ‘Let’s stop sound pollution, observe a minute of silence’.

Public servants of environment ministry, public representatives, traffic police, members of transport bodies and scout members formed human chains from 9:30 am to 10:00 am in different parts of the capital to create awareness among the people.

Holding festoons and banners, they stood near Osmani Memorial Auditorium, Shahbagh, Uttara, Bijoy Sarani, Mirpur 10 circle, Gabtoli, Moghbazar, Mohakhali, Gulshan-01, Kamalapur, Buddhist Monastery at Sabujbagh and Jatrabari intersection.

Mohammad Abdus Salam Sarker, Deputy Director of the Environment Directorate, said our main objective is to create public awareness about bad impacts of noise pollution.