Country facing high losses due to inadequate e-waste management

Global loss due to inadequate e-waste management practices amounts to $37 billion annually, with Bangladesh being a significant contributor, according to a study conducted by the International Telecommunication Union. The report “The Global E-WASTE Monitor 2024” published by the ITU, a specialized agency of the United Nations, Bangladesh is one of

Bangladesh e-waste rules hang in limbo as companies ask for time

The Bangladesh government has taken no effective steps to implement the e-waste management regulations it introduced more than a year back, as the rules relating to it are stuck in procedural issues connected to the World Trade Organization (WTO). The longer the implementation is delayed, the larger the pile of e-waste

Managing e-waste professionally

The quick expansion of the Internet and modern technology in Bangladesh has enabled the country to go for a massive digitalization in all of its sectors. Literally, Bangladesh has observed – indeed experienced – so substantial a progress in the Internet and Communication Technology sector over the past one decade