Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- The High Court has directed that the nine-point directives it issued five years ago to curb Dhaka's air pollution be fully implemented within three weeks, with a progress report submitted to the court afterwards.

The bench of Justice Md Rezaul Hasan and Justice Urmee Rahman passed the order on Thursday, according to Manzill Murshid, counsel for the petitioner Human Rights and Peace for Bangladesh (HRPB).

He said the court had issued a rule on Jan 29, 2019, in response to a public interest litigation filed by HRPB seeking effective measures to curb Dhaka's worsening air quality.

Later, on Jan 13, 2020, the High Court issued nine specific directives to the authorities concerned.

The directives are:

* Cover soil, sand,...