A road of the capital’s Paltan area is in dilapidated condition, needing immediate repair. This photo was taken on Sunday.

15 Jun 2020, 12:00 am0

A road of the capital's Paltan area is in dilapidated condition, needing immediate repair. This photo was taken on Sunday.

Import of toxic waste must be strictly dealt with

A MEDIA report published in a national daily on Friday said 1.2 million tonnes of toxic plastic waste was imported in Bangladesh in three years since 2017, ignoring a legal ban on such import. Some dishonest traders illegally imported those waste and mostly dumped the cargo in landfills or transported the same to a third country. The toxic plastic waste was shipped from the USA and the UK where their disposal on land or sea is illegal and punishable. A...

13 Feb 2021, 12:00 am