Bangladesh is one of the top exporters of ready-made garments (RMG) in the world. Every year, our factories produce millions ...

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) carried out a special cleanliness and mosquito control campaign as part of its efforts to ...

As a result, Dhaka has been filling up with garbage. The events of the last one week disrupted the garbage management system of both city corporations.

Dhaka city's waste management has not changed much since independence of Bangladesh. According to one study, “about 5,000 tonnes of waste is being generated in Dhaka city every day.” Only half ...

DHAKA — Muzammel Hoque, 40, lives in the village of Konda, near the largest landfill that services the city of Dhaka, some 30 kilometers (19 miles) away. “The landfill has destroyed the rich ...

Existing sewage treatment plants in Dhaka treat only 30% of all sewage waste. Emerging pollutants such as antibiotics, microplastics, detergents, toothpastes, shampoos and lotion are found in ...

In cities like Dhaka, Chattogram, and Khulna, waste pickers earn a daily income by collecting plastic, paper, metal, and electronic waste, selling it to recycling centers or middlemen.

The government is set to announce 'Degraded Airshed' zones in Dhaka city soon to combat worsening air pollution, said Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan.

Fast-growing Dhaka is struggling to deal with the mountains of trash generated by its 23 million inhabitants. But it has big plans to start turning its garbage into energy – and even dreams of ...

DHAKA, July 1, 2025 (BSS) - Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the ...

DHAKA, July 1, 2025 (BSS) - Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today emphasised the urgent ...

On the banks of Nagdaha, a polluted and lotus-infested lake in Nepal, Soni Pradhanang is putting trash back into the water—on purpose.. She carefully assembles a platform of styrofoam and bamboo ...