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Govt takes special initiative to check waste burning

Air pollution has emerged as a serious threat to public health in Bangladesh. Emissions from vehicles, brick kilns, industrial facilities and waste burning are steadily deteriorating air quality...

By properly collecting, reusing, and recycling glass, we can reduce landfill waste, limit climate impacts, and protect both our communities and the natural world. Photo: DW

Glass waste: A crisis Bangladesh can no longer ignore

Infograph: TBS

How Dhaka’s waste transfer stations became a source of stench, pollution

GCC Administrator Sharf Uddin Ahmed Choudhury visited several key locations across the city on Sunday (8 June). Photo: Collected

Gazipur City administrator inspects Eid waste removal, canal excavation efforts

Dhaka South City Corporation collecting waste from different areas under its jurisdiction following Eid-ul-Adha celebrations. Photo: TBS

City corporations claim full waste removal, yet Eid waste visible on Dhaka streets

Regulations should clearly define and forbid food waste; additionally, they should be applied across retail to households. Photo: Reuters

From fields to trash: The reality of food waste in Bangladesh

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan while talking to journalists after visiting the Matuail Landfill on 5 April 2025. Photo: Courtesy

Burning of waste is strictly prohibited everywhere: Rizwana

The MRF in Lalmatia Dumping Ground. Photo: UNB

Sylhet sets benchmark in sustainable waste management with country's first Material Recovery Facility

Waste treatment plant in Barguna town constructed at a cost of Tk16 crore under the LGSP project with World Bank funding, lying inoperative for the last three years. Photo: UNB

Waste treatment plant lies inoperative for 3 years in Barguna town

AF Hassan Ariff. Photo: Collected

Adviser Hassan Ariff warns of chaos in household waste collection

Ctg city plans underground waste storage following Finnish model

Ctg city plans underground waste storage following Finnish model

The world needs to recycle more plastic. Here's how to pay for it

The world needs to recycle more plastic. Here's how to pay for it

If the air pollution control system is not adequate, the gases produced will cause various respiratory diseases. Photo: TBS

From waste to electricity: A dream or yet another tale of squander?