Dhaka waste management

Dhaka waste management

From February 2023, a stinking open garbage bin in the Gazipur City Corporation area which causes problems to commuters. Lack of proper measures, including designated spots, manpower and equipment for dumping garbage, has made the city corporation area an open trash bin. Photo: TBS

Govt moves to build dumping yards in all municipalities

Deputy commissioners asked to allocate khas land

Photo: Courtesy

Dhaka's waste crisis sparks urgent call for reform at public hearing

The file photo shows plastic waste materials lying on a road inside the Dhaka University campus while a garbage van is parked nearby. The photo was taken near the Shamsunnahar Hall recently. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed

How Dhaka North manages waste without one-fourth vehicles

Cleaners of Dhaka South dump garbage on a busy street at Fulbaria in the capital. The photo was taken on Saturday. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Cleaning the city in an unclean way

Garbages dumped outside the secondary transfer station in Agargaon, giving a stinky nightmare to residents of nearby buildings. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS

Garbage outside dumping stations exposes Dhaka people to stinking nightmare