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How to Obtain Environment Clearance License in Bangladesh

This is a guideline that contain the step by step procedure to obtain environment clearance certificate in Bangladesh.

Step 1 | Fill Up the Prescribed Form 

Different industries and factories needs to identify which category they fall in to identify the required form that is needed to be filled. 

Step 2 | Arrange the Documents

The respective forms that suits your category shall contain a checklist of the documents required for submitting along with the application. The hierarchy of the arrangement of the documents shall change from time to time, it is better to hire a business lawyer in Bangladesh to stay up to date.

Step 3 | Submit application along with the supporting documents to the Department of the Environment (DOE).

You can submit the application, upon payment of the registration fees mentioned below.

Step 4 | Verification of Application and Supporting Documents by DOE.

The documents needs to be verified by the DOE upon submission of the Documents, it may take a while, in this stage of the process it is important to do a liaison with the Department of Environment.

Step 5 | An Inspection Officer form the department will further inspect after verification of all the documents.

Step 6 | A meeting will be held by Environmental Clearance Committee (only for Orange-B and Red Category).

Step 7 | Decision will be taken at the meeting by the authority.

Step 8 | After all the above steps are complete, if DOE is satisfied then It shall issue an environmental clearance certificate.

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