Published in Bangladesh Gazette Extraordinary Dated 16th February, 1995 Act No.1 of 1995 An Act made to protect the environment, to improve the quality of the environment and to control and abate the pollution of the environment Whereas it is expedient to provide for the protection of the environment, the improvement of the environmental standard and the control and abatement of the pollution of the environment; Now, therefore, it is enacted as follows:- 1. Short title and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the Bangladesh Environment Protection Act, 1995. (2) This Act shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint and it may come into force in different areas on different dates. 2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,- a) "Department" means the Department of Environment constituted under section 3. b) "pollution" means such contamination, or alterat...