polythene ban

The customers in super shops are carrying their purchases in alternative bags or free paper bags. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Panorama

Super shops leading the way in polythene ban implementation

Customers have been largely supportive of the ban despite some concerns over the cost of alternative packaging

Illustration: TBS
Bangladesh

Crackdown on poly bags: 414 shops fined Tk25.7 lakh

Tapan Kumar Biswas, additional secretary, and chair of the monitoring committee on polythene, talked to the reporters during a monitoring drive at New Market Kitchen Market in the city today. Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Govt is firm to enforce ban on polythene bags: Monitoring committee

Despite showing potential as an alternative to polythene bags, the Sonali bag never reached its full potential. Photo: TBS
Panorama

Polythene ban: A welcome move but what about alternatives?

The DoE conducted a crackdown on factories producing banned polythene shopping bags on 3 Nov. Photo: Courtesy
Environment

Tk1.8 lakh fined, 746kg polythene seized during DoE raids nationwide

Shoppers carry daily essentials in polythene bags at a Dhaka kitchen market ignoring a ban on polythene bag use on 1 November 2024. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS
Environment

Polybag ban ignored as shoppers, sellers continue to use it

Photo: UNB
Environment

Polythene bag ban takes effect today: What it means for users