plastic pollution in Bangladesh
A lingering crisis in Bagerhat municipality
Why is municipal waste being discarded alongside roads?
Small-time plastic warriors are showing us the way
But funding support, guidance vital to maximise their impact
Rivers, one by one, are losing navigability
Government must take steps to restore our rivers
A river indistinguishable from a canal is no river
Plight of the Karatoya highlights the pitiful state of our rivers
Save Bhairab River before it’s too late
One by one, our rivers are being killed
Rivers cannot be saved without honest efforts
Government offices must overcome their inadequacies to play a bigger role
How plastic waste can drive the economy forward
Only less than half of the plastic waste generated in Dhaka is recycled.
Bay of Bengal drowning in plastic
When will authorities implement policies to stop plastic pollution?
We must end the menace of throwaway plastic
Plastic pollution has reached an alarming level in Bangladesh
Inaction on plastic ban is killing our environment
Drastic measures by the government are needed to tackle the plastic pandemic
The time to beat plastic pollution is now or never
Plastics have become an integral part of our life. The world purchases around one million plastic bottles every minute and uses one billion plastic bags every hour.
A riverine horror show
Saga of three rivers a reminder of how catastrophically mismanaged our rivers are
Rhetoric cannot save our rivers
State minister’s words must be followed by proper action