Few items are as ubiquitous in modern life as the humble polythene bag. Lightweight, cheap, and readily available, polythene bags are handed out daily across Bangladesh, used to carry everything from ...

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 ...

A new hack is going viral on social media, and it's a strange one! People are putting polythene bags in their washing machines. They claim it has amazing benefits. Let's find out what this is all ...

Administrator Karachi, Barrister Murtaza Wahab has approved a resolution regarding complete ban on polythene bags in Karachi. Under the decision, the manufacture, sale and use of polythene bags will ...

The resultant dip in the usage of polythene bags due to the Lahore High Court’s infamous ban has been replaced with a renewed reliance on them by both Rawalpindi’s traders and consumers alike. This ...

KOFI ESSEL, head of the food inspectorate division of the Food & Drugs Board (FDB), has advised pregnant women, nursing mothers and the aged, especially people whose immune system is impaired, to stop ...

Despite getting banned in 2002, polythene has managed to stick around in the Bangladeshi markets as producers, wholesalers, suppliers, and consumers all continue to use polythene bags indiscriminately ...

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