Despite a nationwide ban, use of polythene bags continues to increase in all over Moulvibazar including in rural areas. During a visit to several markets and bazars in different upazilas of the ...

After a routine shopping trip to the superstore, Abul Bashar received his frozen goods in what seemed like an ordinary fabric bag, but in reality, it was made of polypropylene—a type of plastic.

ISLAMABAD: Despite strict warnings, polythene bags continue to be used by vendors and shopkeepers in the federal capital. In March, the Ministry of Climate Change revived the campaign to check use of ...

The government’s initiative to stop the use of illegal polythene bags is not achieving significant success due to the lack of available and affordable alternative shopping bags. No visible impact of ...

Anwar Hossain bought vegetables wrapped in two polythene bags from a shop in Muslim Bazar, a bustling corner in Dhaka’s Mirpur. After walking a short distance, he turned back to collect one more ...

In 2002, Bangladesh became the first country in the world to ban the production, import, marketing and use of polythene bags, a type of single-use plastic bag. The ban, made through the Bangladesh ...