Legal proceedings have been initiated against those found responsible for storing, transporting the banned material ...

Researchers have devised a processing technique that can create transparent polythene film that can be stronger as aluminum but at a fraction of the weight, and which could be used use in glazing, ...

Few items are as ubiquitous in modern life as the humble polythene bag. Lightweight, cheap, and readily available, polythene bags are handed out daily across Bangladesh, used to carry everything from ...

In Dhaka's Madhubazar, a woman shopping for essentials handed a cloth bag to a grocery shopkeeper along with her list, asking him not to put the stuff in a polythene shopping bag. Shopkeeper Halim ...

As a step towards curbing plastic pollution, State Minister for Climate Change Zartaj Gul has announced a blanket ban on the sale and purchase of polythene shopping bags in different cities of ...

The mayor took cognisance of the matter, issuing directives to all zonal officials and departments concerned. She noted that despite multiple enforcement exercises, no major action has been taken ...

fter having breakfast, I picked up the newspaper and settle down to my second cup of tea, a routine which I enjoy everyday. A letter to the editor about the use (or misuse) of polythene bags caught my ...

Following a series of fire incidents at Unit-I Market that raised concerns over fire safety in the city’s market areas, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to launch an enforcement ...

The Bangladesh Government has begun enforcing a complete ban on the sale and use of polythene bags in the capital, Dhaka. Environment Minister Shahajahan Siraj says the decision has been taken to save ...

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