With the work to expand the Dhaka-Aricha Highway into a four-lane one ongoing, stones, bricks and sand are kept in Aminbazar for a long time. The dust from the project site is harmful to the health of ...

In a bid to raise awareness about the dangers of plastic pollution, volunteer group BD Clean has organised an exhibition of portraits and sculptures made of discarded bottles, polythene, packets of ch ...

The build-up of plastic has also caused the flow of the canals to slow and, in some cases, come to a stop.

"Heaps of plastic thrown away by tourists have piled up next to a haor in Kishoreganj. Farmers worry the waste is a threat to their crops. "

News in photos: October 16, 2022