The two Dhaka city corporations took on the challenge of removing the waste as quickly as possible. About 20,267 sanitation workers were deployed for the task, with their Eid holidays cancelled.

Dhaka city's waste management has not changed much since independence of Bangladesh. According to one study, “about 5,000 tonnes of waste is being generated in Dhaka city every day.” Only half ...

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 ...

ABM Shamsul Alam, chief waste management officer of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), told bdnews24.com at 10:30pm: “We have completed 100 percent waste removal in the DNCC area on Eid day.

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A hoarder has been threatened with council action after letting a mountain of rubbish with broken furniture and Tesco groceries pile high in her front garden.. Sharon Cochrane is under intense ...

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Fast-growing Dhaka is struggling to deal with the mountains of trash generated by its 23 million inhabitants. But it has big plans to start turning its garbage into energy – and even dreams of ...