Waste disposal

Waste disposal

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

The capital’s 118 Secondary Transfer Stations (STS) — meant as temporary holding spots for garbage — now cause stench, pollution, and daily misery for residents and commuters

Waste Management workers of the Dhaka North City Corporation dump waste on Notunbazar to Badda road on 22 April 2025. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

Notun Bazar to Badda gridlock: Why waste workers lined roads with garbage

A man wearing a mask walks past an open dumping site near the Bogura Sericulture Extension Office where waste spills onto the road. As the largest municipality in Bangladesh by area, Bogura generates at least 300 tonnes of waste daily. Despite the operation of 20 trucks for waste removal, improper dumping persists negatively impacting residents, biodiversity, and water quality. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS

Bogura faces disposal crisis in absence of modern waste management

Dhaka South Administrator Moh Sher Ali talks to reporters on 24 August 2024. Photo: Courtesy

Efforts on to speed up waste management process: Dhaka South administrator

Bangladesh has been proactive in announcing policies and actions to address waste management issues. Photo: TBS

30.44% of households dispose of waste in designated sites

Eid-ul-Adha: Dhaka South sets up control room to oversee waste disposal

Eid-ul-Adha: Dhaka South sets up control room to oversee waste disposal

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

Waste collection fees likely to go up for Dhaka north residents

How to fix a broken waste management system and save our rivers? Decentralise the pollution

How to fix a broken waste management system and save our rivers? Decentralise the pollution

Photo: Courtesy

World cleanup day observed by Midas Safety Bangladesh ltd

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95% of waste removed by two city corporations

Piles of garbage dumped near the very sign that warns against it in Habiganj. Locals say they are suffering from the foul odour and the toxic smoke that emits from burning wastes in the open dumping grounds. Photo: TBS

Waste mismanagement makes life miserable in Habiganj municipality

A drain in Nabinagar Society at Chattogram’s West Sholashar is littered with garbage even though there is a garbage bin placed beside the drain. Since its establishment nearly 32 years ago, the Chattogram City Corporation is yet to ensure a modern waste management system in the city. Photo: TBS

Chattogram: A case of waste mismanagement

TBS Sketch of Akm M Haque

How to ensure sustainable waste management in our cities?