Saber calls upon educational institutions to ditch single-use plastics

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury urged the teachers and students to make educational institutions of the country free from all types of single-use (one time) plastics. "We want to declare the country free of single-use plastic with the aim of building a pollution-free smart Bangladesh. If the

Nations to negotiate terms of plastics treaty in Nairobi

The latest negotiations towards a global treaty to combat plastic pollution open in Nairobi on Monday, with tensions expected as nations tussle over what should be included in the pact. Some 175 countries agreed last year to conclude by 2024 a UN treaty to combat the plastic blighting oceans, floating in