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.

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

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) - Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today emphasised the urgent ...

Waste floats in the water of the Buriganga river in Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 5, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain Plastics and other waste litters a canal that is connected to the Buriganga ...

A textile waste microentrepreneur sits in her shop in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which she managed to open after 16 years working in the sector. Photo: Prachi Singhal and Patrick Schröder. In the makeshift ...