Eliminating polythene key solution to waterlogging
17 October 2025, 22:52 PM
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Plastic pollution treaty stalled
15 August 2025, 18:53 PM
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Saint Martin’s Island: 930kg plastic waste collected in clean-up drive
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
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Youth participation must for making anti-polythene drive success: Rizwana
21 January 2025, 16:06 PM
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5 arrested with large quantity of illegal polythene in Dhaka
9 January 2025, 15:24 PM
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Anti-Polythene drive: Tk 19 lakh fine imposed since November 3
29 November 2024, 20:07 PM
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Plastic management goals must be realistic: speakers
29 November 2024, 12:02 PM
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Enforcing laws, creating awareness essential to reduce plastic use
4 November 2024, 15:08 PM
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Plastic pollution choking Ctg canals
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21 December 2023, 06:44 AM
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Eliminating polythene key solution to waterlogging
Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Mayor Shahadat Hossain yesterday urged port city residents to abstain from using single-use plastics, saying that a sustainable solution to the city’s waterlogging problem lies in eliminating polythene.
17 October 2025, 22:52 PM
Plastic pollution treaty stalled
Delegates discussing the world’s first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution failed to reach consensus, diplomats said yesterday, voicing disappointment and even rage that the 10-day talks produced no deal.
15 August 2025, 18:53 PM
Saint Martin’s Island: 930kg plastic waste collected in clean-up drive
A two-day cleaning drive has been conducted on Saint Martin’s Island by the Department of Environment and Bangladesh Sustainable Alliance (BSA), collecting 930kg of plastic waste.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Youth participation must for making anti-polythene drive success: Rizwana
Everyone must come forward to encourage the use of environment alternatives to polythene, says the environment adviser
21 January 2025, 16:06 PM
5 arrested with large quantity of illegal polythene in Dhaka
After searching the vehicles, police seized 116 sacks of illegal white polythene, 2,521 pounds of LDPE polythene rolls, three battery-operated vans, and an old pickup truck
9 January 2025, 15:24 PM
Anti-Polythene drive: Tk 19 lakh fine imposed since November 3
The government is intensifying its efforts to enforce the ban on polythene bags, urging all citizens to comply with the directives to stop using such bags.
29 November 2024, 20:07 PM
Plastic management goals must be realistic: speakers
Combating plastic pollution requires practical, collaborative solutions, said speakers at the roundtable yesterday
29 November 2024, 12:02 PM
Enforcing laws, creating awareness essential to reduce plastic use
Speakers at the event, emphasised the need to reduce plastic waste generation and enforcing the ban more effectively this time
4 November 2024, 15:08 PM
Plastic pollution choking Ctg canals
With most canals in Chattogram city choking on non-biodegradable plastic waste, waterlogging is likely to worsen in the coming monsoon, fear experts.
9 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Canada bids farewell to plastic straws, cutlery and checkout bags
Canadian restaurants and cafes were no longer permitted as of Wednesday to offer plastic straws, food containers, checkout bags or cutlery to customers -- despite a court ruling that such restrictions are unconstitutional
21 December 2023, 06:44 AM
Amidst a plastic pollution crisis, locals living near Buriganga take up recycling projects
A visit to the banks of the Buriganga River offers a stark glimpse into the plastic pollution crisis in Bangladesh
9 December 2023, 09:16 AM
Plastic takes a toll on Sundarbans
Plastic pollution caused by irresponsible tourist behaviour is wreaking havoc on Sundarbans ecosystems, according to speakers at a seminar yesterday.
21 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Plastic waste a threat to soil fertility
Plastic pollution is deteriorating the germination capacity of soil by killing larvae, microbes and earthworms that enriches the soil’s fertility, said speakers at a seminar yesterday.
7 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Shun plastic, plant more trees
Due to the growing population and lack of arable land per capita, the country must preserve the environment and plant more trees to provide a healthy and secure living environment for future generations, said Information Minister Hasan Mahmud yesterday.
5 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Single-use plastic causing harm to ecosystem: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the widespread use and mismanagement of single-use plastic products are destabilising the ecosystem
4 June 2023, 17:12 PM
G7 members commit to ending new plastic pollution by 2040
G7 environment and climate ministers pledged to end new plastic pollution in their countries by 2040, they said in a statement released today after talks in northern Japan
16 April 2023, 06:48 AM
Plastic entering oceans could nearly triple by 2040 if left unchecked
.Plastics entering the world's oceans have surged by an "unprecedented" amount since 2005 and could nearly triple by 2040 if no further action is taken, according to research published on Wednesday..An estimated 171 trillion plastic particles were afloat in the oceans by 2019, accord
8 March 2023, 07:41 AM
Take action against single-use plastic
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has asked all government offices at the district level and coastal areas to take measures for stopping the use of single-use plastic.
1 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Govt offices asked to stop single-use plastic pollution
In a separate circular, it has asked the deputy commissioners to shut down all illegal brick kilns immediately to prevent air pollution
1 March 2023, 11:24 AM
Plastic recycling: No "credible path forward"
When it was announced that Coca-Cola would be a major sponsor of the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, climate campaigners and activists quickly accused the company of greenwashing.
8 November 2022, 03:28 AM