1. Application through prescribed form-3 under Environment Conservation Rules 1997
2. Prescribed fees under schedule-13 under Environment Conservation Rules 1997 (Amended 2002)
3. General information about the industrial unit or project;
4. Exact description of the raw materials and the manufactured product; and
5. No objection certificate (Prescribed Form) from the local authority

1. Application through prescribed form-3 under Environment Conservation Rules 1997
2. Prescribed fees under schedule-13 under Environment Conservation Rules 1997 (Amended 2002)
3. General information about the industrial unit or project;
4. Exact description of the raw materials and the manufactured product;
5. No objection certificate (Prescribed Form) from the local authority;
6. Process flow diagram;
7. Layout Plan (showing location of Effluent Treatment Plant);
8. Effluent discharge arrangement;
9. Outlines of the plan for relocation, rehabilitation (if applicable);
10. Other necessary information (if applicable);

1. Application through prescribed form-3 under Environment Conservation Rules 1997
2. Prescribed fees under schedule-13 under Environment Conservation Rules 1997 (Amended 2002)
3. Report on the feasibility of the industrial unit or project (applicable only for proposed industrial unit or project)
4. Report on the Initial Environmental Examination (IEE)
5. Process Flow Diagram
6. Layout Plan (showing location of Effluent Treatment Plant)
7. Design of the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP)
8. Report on the Environmental Management Plan (EMP)
9. No objection certificate (Prescribed Form) from the local authority
10. Emergency plan relating adverse environmental impact and plan for mitigation of the effect of pollution
11. Outline of the relocation, rehabilitation plan (where applicable)
12. Other necessary information (where applicable)

1. Application through prescribed form-3 under Environment Conservation Rules 1997
2. Prescribed fees under schedule-13 under Environment Conservation Rules 1997 (Amended 2002)
3. Report on the feasibility of the industrial unit or project (applicable only for proposed industrial unit or project)
4. Report on the Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) relating to the industrial unit or project, and also the terms of reference (ToR) for the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the unit or the project and its Process Flow Diagram; 

Or,

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report prepared on the basis of terms of reference previously approved by the Department of Environment, along with the Layout Plan (showing location of Effluent Treatment Plant), Process Flow Diagram, design and time schedule of the Effluent Treatment Plant of the unit or project, (these are applicable only for a proposed industrial unit or project);

1. Report on the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) for the industrial unit or project, and also the Process Flow Diagram, Layout Plan (showing location of Effluent Treatment Plant), design and information about the effectiveness of the Effluent Treatment Plan of the unit or project (these are applicable only for an existing industrial unit or project);
2. Process Flow Diagram (showing location of Effluent Treatment Plant)
3. Layout Plan (showing location of Effluent Treatment Plant)
4. Design and Time Schedule of the Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP)
5. No objection certificate (Prescribed Form) of the local authority
6. Emergency plan relating adverse environmental impact and plan for mitigation of the effect of pollution
7. Outline of relocation, rehabilitation plan (where applicable)
8. Other necessary information (where applicable)

(a) May undertake activities for land development and infrastructure development,

(b) May install machinery including ETP (applicable for industrial units or projects of Orange-A and Orange-B Category only),

(c) Shall apply for Environmental Clearance Certificate upon completion of the activities specified, and, without the Environmental Clearance Certificate, shall not have gas line connection, and shall not start trial production in the industrial unit, and in other cases shall not operate the project (applicable for Orange-A and Orange-B Category industrial units or projects only),

(d) Shall submit for approval of the Department the EIA report prepared on the basis of program outlined in IEE Report along with time schedule and ETP design (applicable only for Red Category industrial units or projects).

After EIA is approved, the entrepreneur –

(a) May open L/C for importing machineries which shallinclude machineries relating to ETP; and

(b) Shall, after installation of ETP, apply for Environmental Clearance Certificate without which he shall not have gas line connection and shall not start trial production in case of an industrial unit, and in other cases shall not start operation of the project.

Fees payable under these Rules shall be deposited with the Bangladesh Bank or a Government Treasury by a Treasury Chalan in favour of the Director General under the Head 1 – 4541 – 0000 – 2681. Please, click here to see the list of fees.

Renewal Process and Fee of Environmental Clearance Certificate in BD

The period of validity of an Environmental Clearance Certificate shall be, in case of Green Category, 3 years from the date of its issuance and in all other cases 1 year. Each Environmental Clearance Certificate has to be applied for renewal at least thirty (30) days before expiry.

Renewal Fee is 1/4th of Environmental Clearance Fees.