EnvironmentKushtia polythene factory shut, 845 kg seized and Tk 100,000 fine
The Department of Environment fined Nayan Packaging in Chourhas, Kushtia Sadar Tk 100,000 for making banned polythene, seized 845 kilograms and shut the factory.
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HealthSoybean oil alone may add 6,441 microplastic particles to an adult's year
Researchers from Jahangirnagar University and BUP estimated that soybean oil sold in Dhaka exposes an adult to an average of 17.65 microplastic particles a day, about 6,441 a year, and a child to about 28,180 a year.
EnvironmentState minister names tree planting, plastic and Sundarbans as priorities
In a Jago News interview on 22 February 2026, environment state minister Sheikh Faridul Islam said planting 25 crore trees, curbing single-use plastic and protecting the Sundarbans from bandits and poison fishing would be his ministry's priorities.
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Single-Use Plastic Surging in Bangladesh, Young People Top Polluters, Study Finds
A study in Bangladesh has found that the country's young people are the most responsible for environmentally harmful plastic pollution.