Toxic Waste in Bangladesh
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Toxic waste is poisoning water in Bangladesh
Monday, 10 February 2014
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Toxic waste is poisoning water in Bangladesh
Pollutants from textile industry largely to blame for damage to environment
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Jul 16, 2013
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Purchase this article for republication Waste water, polluted by factory chemicals, running into a canal in Savar. A deadly building collapse highlighted the dangers in Bangladesh’s clothing industry, but environmental destruction is taking a daily toll, too. -- PHOTO: NEW YORK TIMES
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Buy SPH photos (http://www.phot obank.com.sg/) SAVAR (Bangladesh) - On the worst days, the toxic stench wafting through the
Ganda Government Primary School is almost suffocating. Teachers struggle to concentrate, as if they were choking on air. Students often become lightheaded and dizzy. A few boys fainted in late April.
The odour rises off the polluted canal
Toxic waste is poisoning water in Bangladesh
Monday, 10 February 2014
Last updated at 10:13 pm
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Toxic waste is poisoning water in Bangladesh
Pollutants from textile industry largely to blame for damage to environment
Published on
Jul 16, 2013
Op-Ed
Multimedia
Lifestyle
Blogs
People
About Us
BANGLADESH
•
Bangladesh garment factory owners surrender over deadly fire (/the-big-story/asia-
report/bangladesh/story/bangladeshgarment-factory-ow ners-surrender-overdeadly-f)
(http:// (javas w w w . cript:v straitstioid(0);) mes.co m/st/pri nt/131
0164)
•
0
Bangladesh swears in PM and
Cabinet (/the-big-story/asiareport/bangladesh/story/bangladeshsw ears-pm-and-cabinet-20140113)
•
1
Sheikh Hasina sworn in as
Bangladesh prime minister (/the-
big-story/asiareport/bangladesh/story/sheikh-hasinasw orn-bangladesh-prime-minister-20140112)
0
•
(http://w w w .straitstimes.com/sites/straitstimes.com/files/20130716/ST_20130716_JSETOXIC_3746681
e.jpg)
Purchase this article for republication Waste water, polluted by factory chemicals, running into a canal in Savar. A deadly building collapse highlighted the dangers in Bangladesh’s clothing industry, but environmental destruction is taking a daily toll, too. -- PHOTO: NEW YORK TIMES
(http://newslink. asiaone.com/ips /NewsPostEnqui ry Request.actio
n)
Buy SPH photos (http://www.phot obank.com.sg/) SAVAR (Bangladesh) - On the worst days, the toxic stench wafting through the
Ganda Government Primary School is almost suffocating. Teachers struggle to concentrate, as if they were choking on air. Students often become lightheaded and dizzy. A few boys fainted in late April.
The odour rises off the polluted canal