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Environmental Education in Bangladesh with Special Reference to Higher Studies (1992-2009) Dr. Md. Abdullah Al Masum, Post Doctoral Fellow School of Humanities, University Sains Malaysia Dr. Noor Shakirah Mat Akhir, Associate Professor School of Humanities, University Sains Malaysia Abstract: Bangladesh faces the constant challenges of rampant poverty, high population density, and increasing population rate. Poor people are arsenic contaminated and urban people are mostly exposed to the polluted air, recurring natural disasters and a dwindling natural resource base. It is one of the poorest country of the developing world, with a low resource base, a very low land-man ratio, and is threatened by both natural hazards and overexploitation. However this resource base is under see threat and environmental planning is necessary to signal any hope for survival with dignity and sustainability. Therefore, Bangladeshi people need awareness, protection and education of the environment. Moreover, in order to maintain a modern, scientific and effective education system including environmental education, Bangladesh Government attaches highest priority to the improvement of education sector. The environmental education is largely taught in the country at all levels but which lack in the higher education. Recently there is in fact a new discourse to include environmental education in the higher education policy. With this objective, the Government of Bangladesh had establish several Education Commissions and Committees since the independence of the country. So it is necessary to consider that a well-arranged framework for a historical analysis is important in respect of environmental education in higher studies up to current sit