Eliminating polythene key solution to waterlogging
17 October 2025, 22:52 PM
Plastic pollution
Plastic pollution treaty stalled
15 August 2025, 18:53 PM
Plastic pollution
Saint Martin’s Island: 930kg plastic waste collected in clean-up drive
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Plastic pollution
Youth participation must for making anti-polythene drive success: Rizwana
21 January 2025, 16:06 PM
Plastic pollution
5 arrested with large quantity of illegal polythene in Dhaka
9 January 2025, 15:24 PM
Plastic pollution
Anti-Polythene drive: Tk 19 lakh fine imposed since November 3
29 November 2024, 20:07 PM
Plastic pollution
Plastic management goals must be realistic: speakers
29 November 2024, 12:02 PM
Plastic pollution
Enforcing laws, creating awareness essential to reduce plastic use
4 November 2024, 15:08 PM
Plastic pollution
Plastic pollution choking Ctg canals
9 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Plastic pollution
Canada bids farewell to plastic straws, cutlery and checkout bags
21 December 2023, 06:44 AM
Plastic pollution
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
Prevention of plastic pollution stressed
Proper waste management is necessary to prevent pollution caused by the release of toxic substances of plastic into soil, water and air, to protect humans and nature, said speakers at a meeting in Khulna on Wednesday.
19 August 2022, 16:53 PM
Microplastics found in human lungs for the first time
Scientists have discovered microplastics in live human lungs for the first time.
6 April 2022, 14:51 PM
In a first, scientists find microplastics in human blood
For the first time, microplastic contamination has been discovered in human blood, with scientists discovering the microscopic particles in nearly 80% of those examined, reports The Guardian.
24 March 2022, 18:27 PM
‘Stop plastic use, save Kuakata’
Demanding an end to the use of disposable plastics to protect the environment of Kuakata beach, a memorandum signed by 2,783 people was handed over to the Patuakhali deputy commissioner (DC) on Tuesday.
26 January 2022, 18:00 PM
New study finds plastic in 'clean' air
From Mount Everest to the Mariana Trench, microplastics are everywhere – even high in the Earth’s troposphere where wind speeds allow them to travel vast distances, a study showed Tuesday.
21 December 2021, 16:45 PM
Plastic menace worsening
Bangladesh’s plastic consumption in urban areas tripled in the 15 years to 2020, found a World Bank study, in what can be viewed as a setback for the government’s efforts to beat plastic pollution.
20 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Shops, rice mill in Barisal, Ctg fined for not using poly bags
The Department of Environment (DoE) yesterday fined seven shops in Barisal city Tk 23,000 for using polythene bags instead of jute bags.
30 November 2015, 18:00 PM