Four sustain burn injuries in gas explosion in Narayanganj
Four people sustained burn injuries in a gas line explosion at Manju Textile in Kazi Para area of Rupganj upazila in Narayanganj district on Thursday.
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UBL to process 10pc of Ctg鈥檚 plastic waste
Unilever Bangladesh Limited has announced to continue its commitment to collect and process 10 per cent of Chattogram鈥檚 mismanaged plastic waste in 2025, said a press release...
Plastic waste clean-up campaign held at DU, BUET, DMC
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, with financial support from the Royal Norwegian embassy in Dhaka, is providing technical support to the Department of Environment for the implementation of the project titled...
CPA calls for beating waterlogging, plastic pollution
The Chittagong Port Authority on Tuesday urged the city dwellers to beat waterlogging and plastic pollution for securing public health...
Esquire Partners Meet held
Esquire Plastics Ltd, Esquire Door, and Esquire Pipe and Fittings successfully hosted Esquire Partners Meet 2025 at Gulshan Club under the slogan 鈥楾ogether Towards Excellence鈥�...
Four-day int鈥檒 plastic fair begins
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Wednesday said that the plastic products could play an important role in tapping the potentials for diversifying further the country鈥檚 exportable items...
Four-day international plastic fair begins tomorrow
The 17th International Plastic Fair-2025 is going to start from tomorrow, Wednesday, at the International Convention City Bashundhara in the capital Dhaka, said a press release...
Govt encourages safe alternative to plastic: Rizwana
Environment, forest and climate change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan at a seminar on Wednesday said that the government was working to discourage use of single-use plastic to curb pollution and encouraging safer alternative to save environment...
IPF 2025 to begin Feb 12
The Bangladesh International Plastics, Printing and Packaging Industry Exhibition, also called IPF 2025, is going to be held from February 12 to 15 at ICCB Dhaka, said a press release...
Kazi Nazrul Islam鈥檚 grandson Babul Kazi dies
National poet Kazi Nazrul Islam鈥檚 grandson Babul Kazi, a readymade garment trader, died on Sunday afternoon while undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery with severe burn injuries...
BPGMEA places 5 proposals
The Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association has placed five proposals to address the energy crisis...
Durable Plastic holds dealer confce in Egypt
The international dealer conference of Durable Plastic Limited, a concern of the country鈥檚 leading business conglomerate RFL, was held in Egypt recently...
Defeat plastic before it wipes us out
THE presence of plastics, from the Himalayas鈥� peak to Challenger Deep 鈥� the deepest known point of the seabed of Earth 鈥� highlights plastic pollution as one of the most severe environmental crises of our time. While challenges like greenhouse gas emissions remain uncontrollable, the escalating threat of plastic pollution demands immediate attention...
83pc people use single-use plastic bottles daily
More than eight people out of every 10 use at least one single-use plastic bottle daily, raising risks of environmental pollution, a study revealed on Tuesday.
Divided plastic pollution negotiators call for more time
Negotiators have failed to reach agreement on a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution and need more time to continue discussions, the diplomat chairing the talks said on Sunday...
Nations warn of deadlock at plastic pollution talks
Diplomats warned Saturday that a majority of countries could walk away from talks on the world鈥檚 first plastic pollution agreement if a handful of delegations continue resisting calls to compromise.
Ban on polythene bags alone will hardly work
IT IS commendable that the government has announced its firm position against the widespread use of one-time plastic products and continued its drive against polythene bags, but the state of plastic pollution suggests that enforcing a polythene ban is not enough. The environment ministry issued a directive in August that listed 17 single-use plastic products as hazardous and asked retailers and others concerned...
Showdown looms on plastic treaty days before deadline
Diplomats warned on Friday of a looming showdown in negotiations to reach the world鈥檚 first deal to curb plastic pollution, after a new draft text emerged littered with competing visions and on-going disagreements.
Plastic pollution talks must speed up, chair warns
Negotiators must move 鈥榮ignificantly鈥� faster to reach a landmark treaty to curb plastic pollution, the diplomat chairing the talks warned Wednesday, as countries lined up to express frustration about the limited progress...
Little done, but a lot to shore up
THE government has renewed the ban on the use of polythene and polypropylene shopping bags in super stores beginning on October 1. After two decades, the law was revisited for a nationwide enforcement beginning on November 1. It was not the use but its indiscriminate disposal that prompted the ban on the production, sales and use of polythene...
323kg plastic wastes collected from beach
A total of 323 kilogrammes of plastic waste was collected from the Kuakata beach point in Patuakhali on Saturday.
Plastic floater of dredger catches fire
A fire broke out in the 鈥榝oam type plastic floater鈥� of a dredger kept on the bank of the Jamuna River in front of the Dredger Beige office in the Aricha port area at 鈥嬧�婼hibalay upazila in Manikganj...
Plastic sector businesses call for consultation with stakeholders
The Plastic Foundation, a platform representing 14 plastic manufacturers鈥� associations, on Monday urged the government to consult with stakeholders to assess the economic impact before implementing its plan to phase out single-use plastic products...
Heavy metals found in toys, child products from recycled plastic
Toys and other products made from recycled plastic for children contain toxic substances, including heavy metals, revealed a study on Thursday...
Adviser orders ban of single-use plastic water bottles
Adviser for Ministries of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Road Transport and Bridges and Railways Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan issued two directives regarding the banning of single-use plastic water bottles and the formulation of recruitment and promotion policies for different entities under his ministries.
Revisiting the ban on single-use plastic
SINCE the interim government has undertaken its responsibility, it has made considerable efforts to reduce plastic use. Single-use plastic bottles have been banned at the chief adviser鈥檚...
Govt offices across Bangladesh ordered to use alternatives to single-use plastics
To control environmental pollution caused by single-use plastic items, the Cabinet Division has instructed all government offices to use alternative products...
State guest house Jamuna ditches plastic bottles
The state guest House Jamuna, the office of chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, has been declared a plastic bottle-free zone.
United efforts urged for polythene-free St Martins, Kuakata, Sundarbans
Adviser for Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Wednesday urged united efforts to make Saint Martins Island, Kuakata and Sundarbans plastic and polythene-free...
Experts meet as final global plastic treaty talks near
With months until crunch talks on the world鈥檚 first binding treaty on plastic pollution, experts are meeting in Bangkok to discuss financing options and problematic plastics...