The Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ পরিবেশ আইনজীবি সমিতি), or BELA (বেলা), is a nonprofit legal organization established in 1992 to assist efforts to protect the environment.
Bangladeshi lawyer Dr. Mohiuddin Farooque established BELA in 1992 and was the first Chief Executive of the organization.
Bela then brought another three suits demanding rights for the workers and the banning in Bangladesh of ships carrying poisonous substances.
[3] BELA also took other initiatives where the environment is under threat, including housing covering wetlands, unnecessary usage of polythene, cutting of hills, deforestation, shrimp cultivation, and unlawful construction in St. Martin's Island.
In recent days, BELA opened a regular section in their headquarters where they receive legal complaints regarding the environment.