by Syed Wahab Alam | Oct 24, 2020 | News
Residents in Dhaka are quite familiar with informal buyers of obsolete computers, laptops, batteries of Instant Power Supply and other malfunctioned home appliances. These collectors buy obsolete or damaged electronic and electrical items from residents at nominal…
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by Syed Wahab Alam | Feb 23, 2019 | News
In 2021, Bangladesh will produce 1,169.98 tons of mobile e-waste Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Saturday said a policy on managing e-waste was at its final stage. "It is currently with the law ministry," he said at a…
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by Syed Wahab Alam | Nov 30, 2018 | News
Rapid progress in science and information technology, growing manufacturing activities, expanding urbanisation and increasing globalisation have elevated consumption and production for newer, better and faster electrical and electronic devices. With the growing use of…
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by Syed Wahab Alam | Nov 30, 2018 | News
Visiting Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Li Yong today assured Bangladesh of providing technical support in managing its electronic waste (e-waste). The UNIDO DG came up with the assurance during his meeting with…
by Syed Wahab Alam | Nov 30, 2018 | News
Kazi Akib Bin Asad If you're reading this article on a screen, be it your desktop or laptop or smartphone – or any electronic device – sooner or later, you will be contributing to e-waste. There are so many things we waste. Food, paper, glass, plastic, and finally the…
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by Syed Wahab Alam | Nov 30, 2018 | News
Rashna Raya Rahman and Naureen Shafinaz Mahboob The vision 2021 of becoming "Digital Bangladesh" aims to make our nation stronger through effective use of modern technology on important sectors and areas like education, health, communication and alleviation of poverty…
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by Syed Wahab Alam | Nov 30, 2018 | News
Gross negligence of electronic and electrical waste management created serious health and environmental hazards in the capital and elsewhere in the country. The problem became widespread due to users leaving the wastes, generated by increasing use of electronic and…
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by Syed Wahab Alam | Nov 30, 2018 | News
Let me begin by confessing that until September 17, I had not heard of the term “e-waste.” I assume many people, in particular young people studying technology, must have heard of it. I have come to learn of the term through a newspaper article. The article, based on a…
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by Syed Wahab Alam | Nov 30, 2018 | News
According to recent media reports, negligence regarding electronic and electrical waste management is creating serious health and environmental hazards in the capital and elsewhere in the country. The problem has become widespread due to users leaving the wastes…
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by Syed Wahab Alam | Nov 30, 2018 | News
Proper management of e-waste is necessary to prevent health and safety hazards Bangladesh has been extracting valuable elements such as copper and gold from electronic waste, mostly known as e-waste. This has proven a good source of income for the country. The annual…
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