Garbage crisis

Cleaners of Dhaka South dump wastes on a road under the Sadarghat footbridge, one of the busiest intersections in the capital, causing extreme suffering to the city dwellers. The photo was taken recently. PHOTO: Rajib Dhar
Bangladesh

Wastes dumped at Sadarghat crossing cause severe suffering

It has become a nightmare for people who live and work in the vicinity due to the foul odour from the open space garbage dump

Random dumping of garbage below the Mouchak-Moghbazar flyover on DIT Road causes a continuous stink and makes the surrounding areas polluted and unhealthy. The problem has been prevailing for almost five years, but the city corporation is yet to come up with a solution. Photo: Mumit M
Bangladesh

Authorities turn blind eye to stinking Malibagh open air garbage

A lane on a road in Agargaon area remains almost blocked due to the dumped waste, waste-laden vans and trucks there, which often cause traffic congestion. People were seen in a state of exasperation by the bad smell of the garbage while passing through the area. Photo: Md Jahidul Islam
Bangladesh

When garbage stands in way of Liberation War Museum

A long queue of garbage collection vans is parked on the road in front of the secondary waste transfer station in the capital’s Kalabagan, creating a nightmare every evening for pedestrians. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Long queue of garbage vans causes misery for Kalabagan pedestrians

A stinking open garbage bin in the Gazipur City Corporation area causes problems to commuters. Lack of proper measures, including designated spots, manpower and equipment for dumping garbage, has made the city corporation area an open trash bin. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Gazipur city: Where waste is everywhere

The photo shows plastic waste materials lying on a road inside the Dhaka University campus while a garbage van is parked nearby. The photo was taken near the Shamsunnahar Hall recently. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed
Bangladesh

Open sky garbage dump pollutes DU

Mount Everest has been dubbed world's highest rubbish dump/ BSS-AFP
Environment

Nepal to turn Everest trash into art to highlight mountain’s garbage blight

File photo of a container filled with plastic waste from Australia, in Port Klang, Malaysia/ Photo: BSS via AFP
Bangladesh

Garbage piled 5-10 feet high covers Panthapath

Workers spray pesticides during an anti-cholera campaign in Sanaa, Yemen March 21, 2019. Picture taken March 21, 2019. Reuters/Mohamed al-Sayaghi
Environment

Garbage crisis brings cholera to Yemen’s historic Taez