For what I’d guess would be around 30 km, lining the river was what must have been hundreds of brick kilns (along with ship yards).
One of the things about living in Dhaka is that you don’t really see much in the way of blue sky. On a clear(ish) day the sky is a kind of light grey with blue tinge. And it’s nearly impossible to get sunburnt. Even though it’s extremely hot in the summer, apparently the UV rays are mostly blocked out by the air pollution. And now I see another of the reasons why. With so much traffic on the roads and industry like this (with I’m guessing not the tightest pollution standards) it’s not too difficult to get a sense of why the city is smothered by its emissions, and the lungs of its inhabitants pay the price.
Indeed, And that is where the "ethic" of industry comes in in this global economy etc. thing The first world economies say ok time to clean up our act. You have to to the same. The "developing " countries say, but now it is our turn to grow economically. And the battle rages and the everyday person especially in poorer countries pays the worst cost in personal health matters. I use this film as part of my training classes on safe pesticide use. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6926416900837431282#
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