Dhaka, July 1 -- The High Court on Monday asked the relevant authorities to formulate and implement a time-based action plan for the installation of adequate and effective solar panels on the rooftops of every building in Dhaka city.

The HC bench of Justice Md Akram Hossain Chowdhury and Justice Foyej Ahmed passed the order after hearing a writ petition filed by the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA), reports UNB.

The court also asked the Power Division of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) and the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) to submit a progress report within six months. The court also asked the authorities to make functional the solar pa...