1 ECONOMIC GROWTH AND STATE OF ENVIRONMENT: THE CASE FOR BANGLADESH Sheikh Abdul Kader Assıstant Professor Department of Economics Jagannath University Email: kafiaub@gmail.com Mohammad Afshar Ali Lecturer Department of Economics Jagannath University Email: afshar0506@gmail.com Tahmidul Islam Lecturer Department of Economics Pabna University of Science and Technology Email: likhon.aniruddha@gmail.com