Waste disposal

Piles of garbage dumped near the very sign that warns against it in Habiganj. Locals say they are suffering from the foul odour and the toxic smoke that emits from burning wastes in the open dumping grounds. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Waste mismanagement makes life miserable in Habiganj municipality

About 1.5 lakh people live in the 9.05 area of Habiganj municipality which was established in 1881

A drain in Nabinagar Society at Chattogram’s West Sholashar is littered with garbage even though there is a garbage bin placed beside the drain. Since its establishment nearly 32 years ago, the Chattogram City Corporation is yet to ensure a modern waste management system in the city. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Chattogram: A case of waste mismanagement

TBS Sketch of Akm M Haque
Thoughts

How to ensure sustainable waste management in our cities?

Infograph: TBS
Energy

Country to get power from waste in 2024

Atasi Bhattacharjee. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Dhaka residents: Are we frogs that are being slowly boiled?

DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam. File Photo
Bangladesh

DNCC to launch automation in waste disposal system: Mayor

Illustration: Rahman Azad
Panorama

Waste-to-energy hardly get the respect it deserves

During the rainy season, Kaptai Lake, one of the largest artificial lakes in the region, becomes the final destination of hundreds of tonnes of waste from the Rangamati municipal town. Photo: Himel Chakma
Environment

Kaptai Lake: Final destination for Rangamati municipal waste

KCC workers clean city within 6 hrs during Eid-ul-Azha
Districts

KCC workers clean city within 6 hrs during Eid-ul-Azha

File Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

DNCC uses mobile app for sacrificial waste disposal

DSCC sets up monitoring cell to keep an eye on waste disposal during Eid
Bangladesh

DSCC sets up monitoring cell to keep an eye on waste disposal during Eid