Agartala keeps polluting Akhaura water body
The decades-long problem of waste water flowing into Akhaura upazila from India鈥檚 Agartala remains unresolved even though the Indian authority commissioned a sewage treatment plant nine months ago.
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DNCC blames street market wastes for mosquito menace
Dhaka North City Corporation administrator Mohammad Azaz said on Sunday that despite different control measures, mosquito population was rising in the city due to the huge waste generated by a large number of hawkers and illegal open markets on the streets...
GAU holds training on sustainable campus waste management
To promote environmental sustainability and a clean campus culture, Gazipur Agricultural University on Sunday organised a training programme titled Clean Campus, Green Future: Waste Management for Sustainable Development...
Country鈥檚 largest industrial water reuse project unveiled
The country鈥檚 largest Water Reuse and Improved Wastewater Management Demonstration Site were unveiled at Fakir Knitwears Limited in Narayanganj on Wednesday, aiming to promote the sustainability of the country's readymade garment industry...
Looming e-waste catastrophe in the age of 4IR
THE Fourth Industrial Revolution promises a dazzling future: hyper-connected cities, intelligent automation, ubiquitous sensors and AI-driven efficiency. For Bangladesh, embracing these technologies is not merely aspirational; it is considered essential for economic leapfrogging, enhanced governance and improved quality of life for millions. Yet, as we rush headlong into...
Dhaka鈥檚 canals bear the brunt of haphazard waste disposal
THE deplorable condition of Dhaka鈥檚 canals and water bodies can hardly be overstated. Nearly all the canals in and around the capital have either deteriorated significantly or are heading towards complete extinction because of unregulated waste disposal and persistent encroachment. A waste-choked Dholaipar Canal in Jatrabari, as a photograph that 抖阴精品 published on...
Textile waste can be exported to Pakistan: BGMEA
Pakistan can meet the growing demands of its recycling industry by importing garment industry waste (textile waste) from Bangladesh, said Mahmud Hasan Khan Babu, president of the BGMEA on Sunday...
Recycling capacity needs to be upped to tackle plastic pollution
THE dismal state of waste management, especially of plastic waste, can hardly be overstated. The limited recycling capacity appears to have exacerbated the situation. World Environment Day this year has placed special an emphasis on plastic pollution. Although Bangladesh has made some strides in recycling plastic waste, a substantial volume of plastic remains uncollected...
Sacrificial animal waste still on some roads
Waste of the sacrificial animals had yet not been removed from several areas and roads in Dhaka city till Tuesday afternoon, the third day after Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of Muslims...
Waste and opportunities
THE population of the capital Dhaka increases. So does pollution. The menace of vector-borne diseases also increases with with the increased pollution. A study says that 6,500 tonnes of waste is produced daily in the capital city. The disposal of this huge amount of waste is important. The study also says that about 55 per cent of waste are disposed of daily which causes...
Medical waste management centre inaugurated in Kushtia
The medical waste management project was inaugurated in Kushtia on Monday.
Army won鈥檛 be involved in Eid-ul-Azha waste management, anti-mosquito drive: ISPR
The Bangladesh Army on Tuesday said that they did not have any plan to engage in waste management during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha or anti-mosquito drive, said an Inter-Services Public Relations statement...
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...
Naraynganj canals pay for waste dumping, encroachment
When canals that run in and around the capital have either fallen into a terrible state or hurtled towards a slow death in the absence of effective waste management and because of encroachment, canals and water bodies in Naraynganj are in no better shape. A waste-filled DND canal at Siddhirganj in Narayanganj, as a photograph that 抖阴精品 published on April 22...
5 injured in three stabbing incidents in city
At least five people were stabbed in separate incidents crime, including mugging, in the capital on Tuesday morning...
Indiscriminate dumping of medical waste must end
UNABATED medical waste dumping on roads, bins, drains, water bodies and open spaces in the capital and elsewhere has raised serious public health and environmental concern. The hazardous substances in medical waste include pathological and infectious materials, such as sharp needles and toxic chemicals. In hospitals, various therapeutic procedures, such as cobalt...
Medical waste poses serious health risks
Medical waste generated in healthcare facilities poses serious health risks as many hospitals keep discharging untreated waste water into open water bodies and dumping solid wastes in nearby dustbins...
Lack of civic facilities in new DNCC wards decried
Residents of 18 newly included wards in the Dhaka North City Corporation at a public hearing on Tuesday complained of grappling with water stagnation, poor waste disposal, and dilapidated roads, among other issues...
Matuail fire calls for modern waste management strategy
A DEPLORABLE failure of urban waste governance has left large parts of southern Dhaka cloaked in toxic smoke for more than two weeks, as a fire at the Matuail landfill continues to spread palls of toxic smoke across densely populated neighbourhoods such as Jurain, Jatrabari, Sayedabad and Maniknagar. The...
Gaps in water and sanitation policy should be addressed
A POLICY attention on ensuring access to basic sanitation facilities has left other relevant concerns such as faecal waste management and water and sanitation infrastructure maintenance unattended for decades. Experts, entrepreneurs, academics and development partners at a conference in Dhaka on February 25 called for addressing gaps in sanitation facilities. They have...
Narayanganj鈥檚 waste woes
The Narayanganj City Corporation, which governs Siddhirganj, sadar and Bandar, is responsible for nearly two million residents across 27 wards within a 72.43-square kilometre area. Managing civic services for such a large and densely populated city is a formidable challenge that requires strategic planning and efficient execution. While various developmental...
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.
Jhut sector must be formalised to prevent chaos: experts
Experts on Tuesday stressed the need for a textile waste (jhut) management policy in Bangladesh, saying that its informal nature of the sector fuelled political-economic tensions and...
Food waste intensifying inequality: experts
Experts at a seminar on Sunday said that food wastage intensified food insecurity and social inequalities, creating a significant divide between those who can afford to waste food and those who struggle with hunger...
National strategy to curb food losses could minimise import
THE losses incurred by a growing waste of food 鈥� before, during and after the harvest of agricultural produces 鈥� stand to threaten food security. A government study, Estimation of Overall Food Losses and Waste at all Levels of the Food Chain that the horticulture department of the Bangladesh Agricultural University conducted and made public in...
Landfills require high聽investment
RELIANCE on centralised waste collection and landfill disposal is financially burdensome and unsustainable. Landfills are rapidly losing capacity, leading to waste overflow along roads and...
PRAN-RFL, LafargeHolcim sign memo
PRAN-RFL group has signed a memorandum of understanding with LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited to foster a sustainable future through efficient and sustainable waste management of non-reusable materials, says a press release.
Walton鈥檚 鈥楥omputer Exchange Offer Season-4鈥� campaign begins
Walton has launched 鈥楥omputer Exchange Offer Season-4鈥� campaign aiming to ensure proper e-waste management...
Circular textiles lack policy, Bangladesh forgoes $5b in exports a year: study
The absence of a comprehensive policy framework for circular textiles, which would incentivise the recycling of post-industrial textile waste known as jhut, is causing Bangladesh to forgo $5 billion in potential annual export revenues from recycled textile products, according to a recent study...