Plastic-waste

Senior officials, including the chairman of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) and an additional secretary to the government, have inspected the riverbank areas near Islambagh and Kamrangirchar along the Buriganga River to implement High Court directives. Initiatives have been taken to remove plastic and other waste from the riverbank and establish effective and sustainable measures to prevent waste from being dumped there again. In an order issued on September 2 in c...

Plastic waste is a silent enemy of the environment. The amount of this waste is increasing every day. It is not only damaging the environment but also causing humanitarian and natural disasters. To protect the environment from this harmful plastic waste, a different initiative has been taken. From now on, students can enter Chittagong Zoo for free by depositing just 100 grams of plastic waste. Chattogram District Commissioner Mohammad Zahidul Islam Miah inaugurated the program in front o...

The Cabinet Division has instructed all government offices, including the Prime Minister’s Office, to use environmentally friendly pens instead of plastic pens. On July 28, letters were sent to the secretaries of all ministries, divisional commissioners, deputy commissioners (DCs) and upazila nirbahi officers (UNOs), asking them to take necessary measures to ensure the use of pens made from recycled paper. Following this, the ministries have sent letters to offices under their jurisdiction, aski...