A rally organised by the Bangladesh Environment Movement (BEM) in Hazaribagh, Dhaka, has put greater pressure on the government to act over the problem of pollution from tanneries in the area. The protest was arranged by BEM in co-operation with the Coalition for the Urban Poor (CUP). Speakers at the event demanded the relocation of the existing tanneries to a suitable place outside the Dhaka city area to allow for a proper pollution treatment system.

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