Bangladesh stands at a pivotal moment in its development journey. Our nation has emerged as one of the fastest-growing ...

In 2002, when Bangladesh declared a complete ban on the production, import, marketing, and use of polythene bags—a type of ...

Bank Asia also expresses its full solidarity with this year’s theme: #BeatPlasticPollution. On this special day, let us take ...

sustainable management of plastic will be crucial for Bangladesh to tackle the increasing plastic pollution and ensure green growth, says a new World Bank report, ‘Towards a Multisectoral Action Plan ...

In the back alleys of Dhaka, plastic bags flutter like defeated flags—caught in drains, wrapped around tree roots, buried in ...

With the support of the PROBLUE program, the World Bank is calling for innovative solutions to help address plastic issues in Bangladesh. Through the Innovation Challenge, the World Bank seeks to ...

Key stakeholders of plastic sector enterprises on Sunday urged Bangladesh Bank to allow use of the Green Transformation Fund (GTF) for construction of plastic waste energy recovery plants. The remark ...

However, the lack of strict enforcement left a gap that enabled plastic bags to re-emerge, first in large retail outlets and then in local markets. A report by World Bank shows that Bangladesh’s ...