The Bangladesh High Court directs the government to ban single-use plastic products in the coastal areas and hotels and motels across the country in next one year.
Monday, 6th January The High Court directed the authorities concerned of the govt. to ban single-use plastic products in the coastal areas and hotels, motels and restaurants across the country within one year.
The single-use plastic products include drinking straws, cotton buds, food packaging, food containers, bottles, plates, plastic cutlery and plastic bags. The court also ordered the government to strictly enforce the legal ban on polythene across the country through proper monitoring.
It issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why they shouldn’t be directed to ban the single-use products by December 31st this year.
The HC bench of Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman gave the order.
The order was issued following a writ petition jointly filed by 11 rights organisations including Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (Bela) seeking necessary order.
Advocate Syeda Rezwana Hasan and Syed Ahmed Kabir appeared for the writ petitioners.
An estimated 312 tons of single use plastic is produced every month in Bangladesh. Which posing a serious threat to the nation’s health and the environment, according to a report.
