Water levels in several western rivers — including the Mahananda, Karatoa, Upper Atrai, Jamuneswari, Tangon, and Punarbhaba — are also expected to rise over the next three days.

At the heart of Bangladesh's recycling chain are informal waste pickers, often women, who collect, sort and trade plastic in unsafe, exploitative conditions. They face hazardous environments, ...

Bangladesh has been drenched by widespread rainfall, with intermittent showers continuing across the country on Monday.