This document discusses environmental rule of law and the role of environmental institutions in Bangladesh. It outlines the legal background of environmental protection acts and ordinances. It describes a survey that found factories are causing ecological imbalance by discharging pollutants. A 1986 notification required industries to control pollution within 3 years and for new industries to adopt controls. However, petitioner argued pollution continued uncontrolled. The duties of lawyers and pioneering environmental jurisprudence of Indian lawyer Mahesh Chandra Mehta are also discussed. Relevant court cases that established principles like the right to a clean environment are cited.