O n a mountain of putrid waste towering above the Dhaka skyline, destitute ragpickers are scavenging for plastic. For these illegal recyclers, crowded around a mechanical digger as it disgorges ...

Dhaka, a city of nearly 20 million people, is struggling under the weight of an escalating waste crisis. Every day the two city corporations generate approximately 6,500 metric tonnes of solid ...

Around 230 tonnes of faecal waste are dumped into open water bodies in Dhaka every day, contributing significantly to environmental pollution and posing serious health risks, particularly to ...