Rajshahi, Oct 1 – Operational activities of the newly established clinical waste management plant began on Thursday aimed at making the city free from contamination and pollution caused by the medical wastes.
Category: wastes
Dhaka’s municipal waste to be used to generate electricity
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, which generates some 6,000 tonnes of garbage every day, is expected to see a sea change in garbage disposal once the country’s first proposed waste-energy plant in Aminbazar goes into operation.
49,558 river grabbers in country: Khalid Mahmud
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday informed parliament that there are 49,558 river grabbers across the country with highest 5,906 occupiers in Cumilla district. He placed the statistics in Parliament replying to a question from Awami League…
Bogura agriculture at stake as topsoil goes to brick kilns
Dozens of illegal brick kilns, set up in arable land near schools and colleges, have formed a powerful clique who are removing the fertile topsoil for making bricks, rendering the fields unusable for agriculture.
UNDP launches waste clean-up campaign in Teknaf
Dhaka, Apr 30 (UNB) – In response to Rohingya influx, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Tuesday launched a month-long waste clean-up campaign in nine wards of the Teknaf Municipality to clean up and recover wastes. During the inaugural session…