Bangladesh lies between 20.34°-26.38° N latitude and 88.01°- 92.50° E longitude. It is fenced by the Bay of Bengal on the south and by India on the north, east and the west .The Country has mainly four seasons. Winter (Dec-Feb), Summer (Mar-May), Monsoon (June-Sept) and Autumn (Oct-Nov). Bangladesh has a thousand years of recorded history as well as rich cultural heritage.
Bangladesh has the longest sandy sea beach and the biggest mangrove forest in the world.

Pollution in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has about 140 million people and most of them still suffering for potable water. There are more than 3-4 thousand water polluting industries (most of them are Textile, Dyeing & Washing). Most of them don't have any waste water treatment system. There are around 60-70 towns and sub towns not built with planned solid waste management system at all. There are a lot of (1000-1200) medium and small size hospitals/clinics running without any hospital waste management system. Moreover there are a lot of Cement Clinker Grinding mills, Pharmaceuticals, Tanneries, Steel industries, Food & Beverage and other air polluting industries in the country need proper pollution control solutions.

Recently the Bangladesh Govt. has formed Environmental Law & Court and giving pressure to the polluters to control their Pollution. Now the entrepreneurs have been started searching for their appropriate technologies. Bangladesh Govt. has taken the following major steps for Environmental promotion of the country.

1. Banning of Two Stroke engines from Dhaka City;
2. Banning of Polythene Bags from the country;
3. Promoting CNG operated vehicles in the country;
4. Planning to reduce pollution from Brick Kilns;
5. Taking step to control pollution from Hospitals, Clinics, Textile, Dyeing, Tanneries,     etc.

That is why this exhibition would create a gateway for the exhibitors. This exhibition will benefit the participants to exchange their views and to get into acquainted with modern equipments, technologies and services. In this fair various global companies are hereby invited to show and demonstrate their pollution control technologies in the field of air, water, noise pollution and potable water supply.

Pollutech Bangladesh 2008 brings together government agencies, regulators, policy makers, industry players, researchers, consultants and other professionals involved in the field of environment and environmental management and is committed to encourage greater collaboration and partnerships among the public and private sectors.