Battery recycling

DoE demolish illegal lead smelting plant in Dhaka

The DoE fined the illegal facility Tk 200,000 after dismantling furnaces and seizing equipment used for lead production near...

Bangladesh adopts 10-year roadmap to go lead-free, but real fight starts now

The new strategy links regulation, surveillance, battery traceability and cleanup, but experts say success depends on enforcement, safer markets,...

Bangladesh cracks down on illegal lead plants across three districts

Mobile courts imposed fines, prison terms and shutdown orders after raids on battery-recycling and lead-processing sites in Tangail, Munshiganj...

Battery facility in Bhaluka raises lead exposure concerns

Regulatory action and community complaints in Bhaluka have intensified scrutiny of lead-related industrial activities as Bangladesh confronts widespread childhood...

Bangladesh to expand EV charging network and launch battery recycling by 2030

Bangladesh plans nationwide EV charging infrastructure, solar-powered charging stations and its first battery recycling facility as part of a...

Toxic battery waste raises alarm as Bangladesh intensifies crackdown on illegal recycling

Separate cases in Dhaka and Panchagarh have renewed concerns over hazardous lead-acid battery recycling, with authorities stepping up enforcement...

Lead smelting crackdown: Bogura plant shut, Mymensingh residents demand permanent closure

From Dhunat to Gafargaon and areas around Dhaka, unsafe battery recycling has renewed calls for stricter enforcement, regular inspections...

Bangladesh moves Lead-Free Strategy to Combat Lead posioning, 8,800 Schools at Risk wans study

As Bangladesh advances a 2025–2035 lead-free roadmap, experts warn enforcement, testing and safer recycling will determine whether children, workers...

Bangladesh villagers win lead pollution battle, then face criminal case linked to Chinese-owned factory

The Fulbaria dispute highlights the human costs of unsafe battery recycling as villagers seek restoration, accountability and protection after...

Toxic battery waste feared after six cattle die in Bangladesh’s Panchagarh

The reported livestock deaths have intensified scrutiny of hazardous waste management and informal battery recycling, prompting government investigations while...

Illegal lead smelting resumes again in Savar despite government raids

Residents say night-time battery burning has returned after enforcement drives, raising concerns over toxic smoke, alleged patronage and weak...

Bangladesh shuts 11 illegal lead factories as toxic recycling crisis deepens

Bangladesh has shut 11 illegal lead recycling factories in six months as widespread toxic battery smelting exposes millions, prompting...