New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Poor oversight of cross‑border trade in hazardous electronic waste has left Bangladesh a net importer of e‑waste, raising alarms about environmental and public‑health risks, a new report has said.The report from Eco-Business cited a National Board of Revenue (NBR) document showing 40 companies declared imports under HS code 8549 — the customs code for e‑waste — multiple times from 2022 to 2025, in apparent breach of the Basel Convention.Combined imports under …
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New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Bangladesh witnessing a growing electronic waste crisis as rising imports of low-cost and refurbished electronics, largely linked to China, continue to overwhelm the country’s weak waste management and regulatory systems, a report has said.According to a report by Mongabay, despite the introduction of the Hazardous Waste (E-Waste) Management Rules in 2021, illegal imports, weak enforcement and an expanding informal recycling sector are turning Bangladesh into a potentia…