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

June 5, 2023
June 5, 2023

Inaction on plastic ban is killing our environment

Drastic measures by the government are needed to tackle the plastic pandemic

June 5, 2023
June 5, 2023

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.

March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023

A riverine horror show

Saga of three rivers a reminder of how catastrophically mismanaged our rivers are

March 12, 2023
March 12, 2023

Rhetoric cannot save our rivers

State minister’s words must be followed by proper action

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