Waste Management

Waste Management

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Md Abdus Salam inaugurates the "Clean Care" app at Nagar Bhaban today (7 July), aiming to speed up the resolution of citizens' complaints related to waste management, drainage and urban cleanliness. Photo: TBS

Dhaka South launches 'Clean Care' app to make waste management system more transparent, accountable

According to the DSCC, the app will enable residents to submit complaints digitally on issues including waste collection, litter, drainage blockages, waterlogging and sanitation.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman attends a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in the Bangladesh Secretariat on 6 July 2026. Photo: Courtesy

PM orders steps to protect Gulshan Lake, improve waste management

From February 2023, a stinking open garbage bin in the Gazipur City Corporation area which causes problems to commuters. Lack of proper measures, including designated spots, manpower and equipment for dumping garbage, has made the city corporation area an open trash bin. Photo: TBS

Govt moves to build dumping yards in all municipalities

Dhaka North deploys 16,000 workers for Eid waste management

Dhaka North deploys 16,000 workers for Eid waste management

Photo: Collected

Waste management a major challenge as Dhaka exceeds capacity: Minister

Sundarganj Municipality distributes dustbins to promote cleanliness and waste management. Photo: BSS

Administration distributes dustbins in Sundarganj

Nearly 7,500 tonnes of waste are generated in Dhaka every day, yet only 37% is collected. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Inside Dhaka’s waste management crisis

An excavator moves through piles of garbage on the Dhaka–Chattogram Highway in Sitakunda on Friday morning. With no proper landfill or clearance, dumped garbage creates odour and health risks, exposing failures in waste management. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin.

Ctg municipalities struggle without landfills as waste piles up, health risks grow

Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser on Posts, Telecommunications and ICT, Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, spoke to reporters while inaugurating the “Keep Clean – Chattogram City” Awareness Campaign 2025 at Chittagong Independent University on Monday, 22 September 2025. Photo: UNB

Fines needed to ensure effective waste management: Taiyeb

With the Chattogram City Corporation handing over waste collection to private firms, residents and businesses will now be charged for the service. The photo was taken at the city's waste depot in Halishahar Anand Bazar, Chattogram. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Ctg City contracts private firms for waste collection amid controversy

The waste management division of Dhaka South is working tirelessly in all wards under its jurisdiction to remove stagnant water and reduce public suffering. Photos: TBS

Dhaka South forms emergency response teams to tackle waterlogging amid continuous rain

Syeda Rizwana Hasan during a meeting with a delegation from South Korea’s Sudokwon Landfill Management Corporation (SLC), held at her office in the Bangladesh Secretariat on 8 July 2025. Photo: Courtesy

Govt working to modernise waste management with Korean support: Rizwana

Why Ctg city’s waste management in a mess despite high costs

Why Ctg city’s waste management in a mess despite high costs