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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Dhaka, Bangladesh: The rivers and canals around Dhaka were once vital sanctuaries of biodiversity. Countless fish swam in their waters, serving as the main food source for fish-eating birds. But now that scene belongs to the past. What was once clear water is now occupied by heaps of garbage. Plastic, polythene, industrial waste, and household trash have severely polluted the water. Faced with a food crisis, fish-eating egrets are being forced to search for food in these piles of waste. Their natural food—fish—is no longer easily available, compelling them to look for alternatives. In Bangladesh, the filling up of rivers and wetlands, illegal encroachment, and plastic pollution together are pushing aquatic ecosystems towards destruction. These wetlands once provided shelter to thousands of native and migratory birds. But in recent years, their numbers have sharply declined. From the haors to Dhaka’s Turag and Balu rivers and other wetlands, the picture is the same: encroachment, landfilling,

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Dhaka, Bangladesh: The rivers and canals around Dhaka were once vital sanctuaries of biodiversity. Countless fish swam in their waters, serving as the main food source for fish-eating birds. But now that scene belongs to the past. What was once clear water is now occupied by heaps of garbage. Plastic, polythene, industrial waste, and household trash have severely polluted the water. Faced with a food crisis, fish-eating egrets are being forced to search for food in these piles of waste. Their natural food—fish—is no longer easily available, compelling them to look for alternatives. In Bangladesh, the filling up of rivers and wetlands, illegal encroachment, and plastic pollution together are pushing aquatic ecosystems towards destruction. These wetlands once provided shelter to thousands of native and migratory birds. But in recent years, their numbers have sharply declined. From the haors to Dhaka’s Turag and Balu rivers and other wetlands, the picture is the same: encroachment, landfilling,

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Dhaka, Bangladesh: The rivers and canals around Dhaka were once vital sanctuaries of biodiversity. Countless fish swam in their waters, serving as the main food source for fish-eating birds. But now that scene belongs to the past. What was once clear water is now occupied by heaps of garbage. Plastic, polythene, industrial waste, and household trash have severely polluted the water. Faced with a food crisis, fish-eating egrets are being forced to search for food in these piles of waste. Their natural food—fish—is no longer easily available, compelling them to look for alternatives. In Bangladesh, the filling up of rivers and wetlands, illegal encroachment, and plastic pollution together are pushing aquatic ecosystems towards destruction. These wetlands once provided shelter to thousands of native and migratory birds. But in recent years, their numbers have sharply declined. From the haors to Dhaka’s Turag and Balu rivers and other wetlands, the picture is the same: encroachment, landfilling,

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Dhaka, Bangladesh: The rivers and canals around Dhaka were once vital sanctuaries of biodiversity. Countless fish swam in their waters, serving as the main food source for fish-eating birds. But now that scene belongs to the past. What was once clear water is now occupied by heaps of garbage. Plastic, polythene, industrial waste, and household trash have severely polluted the water. Faced with a food crisis, fish-eating egrets are being forced to search for food in these piles of waste. Their natural food—fish—is no longer easily available, compelling them to look for alternatives. In Bangladesh, the filling up of rivers and wetlands, illegal encroachment, and plastic pollution together are pushing aquatic ecosystems towards destruction. These wetlands once provided shelter to thousands of native and migratory birds. But in recent years, their numbers have sharply declined. From the haors to Dhaka’s Turag and Balu rivers and other wetlands, the picture is the same: encroachment, landfilling,

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Dhaka, Bangladesh: The rivers and canals around Dhaka were once vital sanctuaries of biodiversity. Countless fish swam in their waters, serving as the main food source for fish-eating birds. But now that scene belongs to the past. What was once clear water is now occupied by heaps of garbage. Plastic, polythene, industrial waste, and household trash have severely polluted the water. Faced with a food crisis, fish-eating egrets are being forced to search for food in these piles of waste. Their natural food—fish—is no longer easily available, compelling them to look for alternatives. In Bangladesh, the filling up of rivers and wetlands, illegal encroachment, and plastic pollution together are pushing aquatic ecosystems towards destruction. These wetlands once provided shelter to thousands of native and migratory birds. But in recent years, their numbers have sharply declined. From the haors to Dhaka’s Turag and Balu rivers and other wetlands, the picture is the same: encroachment, landfilling,

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Dhaka, Bangladesh: The rivers and canals around Dhaka were once vital sanctuaries of biodiversity. Countless fish swam in their waters, serving as the main food source for fish-eating birds. But now that scene belongs to the past. What was once clear water is now occupied by heaps of garbage. Plastic, polythene, industrial waste, and household trash have severely polluted the water. Faced with a food crisis, fish-eating egrets are being forced to search for food in these piles of waste. Their natural food—fish—is no longer easily available, compelling them to look for alternatives. In Bangladesh, the filling up of rivers and wetlands, illegal encroachment, and plastic pollution together are pushing aquatic ecosystems towards destruction. These wetlands once provided shelter to thousands of native and migratory birds. But in recent years, their numbers have sharply declined. From the haors to Dhaka’s Turag and Balu rivers and other wetlands, the picture is the same: encroachment, landfilling,

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Dhaka, Bangladesh: The rivers and canals around Dhaka were once vital sanctuaries of biodiversity. Countless fish swam in their waters, serving as the main food source for fish-eating birds. But now that scene belongs to the past. What was once clear water is now occupied by heaps of garbage. Plastic, polythene, industrial waste, and household trash have severely polluted the water. Faced with a food crisis, fish-eating egrets are being forced to search for food in these piles of waste. Their natural food—fish—is no longer easily available, compelling them to look for alternatives. In Bangladesh, the filling up of rivers and wetlands, illegal encroachment, and plastic pollution together are pushing aquatic ecosystems towards destruction. These wetlands once provided shelter to thousands of native and migratory birds. But in recent years, their numbers have sharply declined. From the haors to Dhaka’s Turag and Balu rivers and other wetlands, the picture is the same: encroachment, landfilling,

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Dhaka, Bangladesh: The rivers and canals around Dhaka were once vital sanctuaries of biodiversity. Countless fish swam in their waters, serving as the main food source for fish-eating birds. But now that scene belongs to the past. What was once clear water is now occupied by heaps of garbage. Plastic, polythene, industrial waste, and household trash have severely polluted the water. Faced with a food crisis, fish-eating egrets are being forced to search for food in these piles of waste. Their natural food—fish—is no longer easily available, compelling them to look for alternatives. In Bangladesh, the filling up of rivers and wetlands, illegal encroachment, and plastic pollution together are pushing aquatic ecosystems towards destruction. These wetlands once provided shelter to thousands of native and migratory birds. But in recent years, their numbers have sharply declined. From the haors to Dhaka’s Turag and Balu rivers and other wetlands, the picture is the same: encroachment, landfilling,

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Dhaka, Bangladesh: The rivers and canals around Dhaka were once vital sanctuaries of biodiversity. Countless fish swam in their waters, serving as the main food source for fish-eating birds. But now that scene belongs to the past. What was once clear water is now occupied by heaps of garbage. Plastic, polythene, industrial waste, and household trash have severely polluted the water. Faced with a food crisis, fish-eating egrets are being forced to search for food in these piles of waste. Their natural food—fish—is no longer easily available, compelling them to look for alternatives. In Bangladesh, the filling up of rivers and wetlands, illegal encroachment, and plastic pollution together are pushing aquatic ecosystems towards destruction. These wetlands once provided shelter to thousands of native and migratory birds. But in recent years, their numbers have sharply declined. From the haors to Dhaka’s Turag and Balu rivers and other wetlands, the picture is the same: encroachment, landfilling,

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Dhaka, Bangladesh: The rivers and canals around Dhaka were once vital sanctuaries of biodiversity. Countless fish swam in their waters, serving as the main food source for fish-eating birds. But now that scene belongs to the past. What was once clear water is now occupied by heaps of garbage. Plastic, polythene, industrial waste, and household trash have severely polluted the water. Faced with a food crisis, fish-eating egrets are being forced to search for food in these piles of waste. Their natural food—fish—is no longer easily available, compelling them to look for alternatives. In Bangladesh, the filling up of rivers and wetlands, illegal encroachment, and plastic pollution together are pushing aquatic ecosystems towards destruction. These wetlands once provided shelter to thousands of native and migratory birds. But in recent years, their numbers have sharply declined. From the haors to Dhaka’s Turag and Balu rivers and other wetlands, the picture is the same: encroachment, landfilling,

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Dhaka, Bangladesh: The rivers and canals around Dhaka were once vital sanctuaries of biodiversity. Countless fish swam in their waters, serving as the main food source for fish-eating birds. But now that scene belongs to the past. What was once clear water is now occupied by heaps of garbage. Plastic, polythene, industrial waste, and household trash have severely polluted the water. Faced with a food crisis, fish-eating egrets are being forced to search for food in these piles of waste. Their natural food—fish—is no longer easily available, compelling them to look for alternatives. In Bangladesh, the filling up of rivers and wetlands, illegal encroachment, and plastic pollution together are pushing aquatic ecosystems towards destruction. These wetlands once provided shelter to thousands of native and migratory birds. But in recent years, their numbers have sharply declined. From the haors to Dhaka’s Turag and Balu rivers and other wetlands, the picture is the same: encroachment, landfilling,

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Bangladesh workers dry recycled plastic waste in the sun that will be used to produce various plastic items on the banks of the Buriganga River in Islambag. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Bangladesh workers dry recycled plastic waste in the sun that will be used to produce various plastic items on the banks of the Buriganga River in Islambag. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Bangladesh workers dry recycled plastic waste in the sun that will be used to produce various plastic items on the banks of the Buriganga River in Islambag. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Bangladesh workers dry recycled plastic waste in the sun that will be used to produce various plastic items on the banks of the Buriganga River in Islambag. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Bangladesh workers dry recycled plastic waste in the sun that will be used to produce various plastic items on the banks of the Buriganga River in Islambag. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Workers collects polythene in Dhaka

Workers collects polythene and processing inside Road in Buriganga river.workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 17, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plastic Pollution in Bangladesh

A father and his son together is rowing on a hand made raft searching waste plastic recycling products for sale from plastic waste filled canal of Kazir Bazar area of Sylhet. This canal is directly connected with the Surma river of Sylhet, Bangladesh which is polluting the Surma River and filling the river bed. The polythene has accumulated silt in huge piles, obstructing navigation and causing scarcity of usable water from the Surma River of Bangladesh. On 27 July 2023 Sylhet, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plastic Pollution in Bangladesh

A father and his son together is rowing on a hand made raft searching waste plastic recycling products for sale from plastic waste filled canal of Kazir Bazar area of Sylhet. This canal is directly connected with the Surma river of Sylhet, Bangladesh which is polluting the Surma River and filling the river bed. The polythene has accumulated silt in huge piles, obstructing navigation and causing scarcity of usable water from the Surma River of Bangladesh. On 27 July 2023 Sylhet, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plastic Pollution in Bangladesh

A father and his son together is rowing on a hand made raft searching waste plastic recycling products for sale from plastic waste filled canal of Kazir Bazar area of Sylhet. This canal is directly connected with the Surma river of Sylhet, Bangladesh which is polluting the Surma River and filling the river bed. The polythene has accumulated silt in huge piles, obstructing navigation and causing scarcity of usable water from the Surma River of Bangladesh. On 27 July 2023 Sylhet, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(EYESONSCI)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHINA JINPING UNDERGROUND LABORATORY-DARK MATTER (CN)

(230715) -- XICHANG, July 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Doctor Yang Litao checks equipment inside a one-meter-thick polythene door at the China Jinping Underground Laboratory in southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 3, 2023. Jinping Mountain, located in the drainage basin of the Yalong River, the largest tributary of Jinsha River, has the highest altitude of 4,410 meters. The China Jinping Underground Laboratory (CJPL) is located in the middle of the 17.5 kilometer-long Jinping tunnel in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The laboratory, inaugurated in 2010, is an underground research facility with a rock overburden of about 2,400 meters. CJPL-I, the first phase of China Jinping Underground Laboratory (CJPL), has an experimental space of 4000 cubic meters. Since its launch, the China Dark Matter Experiment (CDEX) led by Tsinghua University and the PandaX led by Shanghai Jiaotong University have achieved more than 30 internationally leading dark matter research results. At present, the construction of the Deep Un

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KASHMIR-SRINAGAR-SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS-BAN

(220702) -- SRINAGAR, July 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A ragpicker carries a bag containing polythene items in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, July 1, 2022. The Indian government set up dedicated control rooms and form special enforcement teams to check illegal manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of banned single-use plastic (SUP) items. All states and territories in the country have been asked to set up border checkpoints to stop inter-state movement of any banned SUP items, said an official announcement, which reiterated a complete ban on use of SUP in the country with effect from July 1. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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KASHMIR-SRINAGAR-SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS-BAN

(220702) -- SRINAGAR, July 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A ragpicker puts polythene items in a sack bag in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, July 1, 2022. The Indian government set up dedicated control rooms and form special enforcement teams to check illegal manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of banned single-use plastic (SUP) items. All states and territories in the country have been asked to set up border checkpoints to stop inter-state movement of any banned SUP items, said an official announcement, which reiterated a complete ban on use of SUP in the country with effect from July 1. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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KASHMIR-SRINAGAR-SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ITEMS-BAN

(220702) -- SRINAGAR, July 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man carries food with a polythene bag in Srinagar, summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, July 1, 2022. The Indian government set up dedicated control rooms and form special enforcement teams to check illegal manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of banned single-use plastic (SUP) items. All states and territories in the country have been asked to set up border checkpoints to stop inter-state movement of any banned SUP items, said an official announcement, which reiterated a complete ban on use of SUP in the country with effect from July 1. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOR

(220613) -- KAMPALA, June 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children pick up polythene bags in Kampala, Uganda, June 13, 2022. As the world commemorated the World Day Against Child Labor, Uganda said it is making effort to eliminate the vice, which has been exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Uganda strives to eliminate child labor worsened by COVID-19 pandemic" (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

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Collecting Raw Material In A Polythene Factory - Bangladesh

Women workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 20, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Maruf Rahman/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Collecting Raw Material In A Polythene Factory - Bangladesh

Women workers from Kamrangirchar collect and separate single-use bags to be reused in a Polythene factory. On August 20, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Maruf Rahman/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM