Bangladesh, Oct. 14 -- Speakers at a seminar on Wednesday called for coordinated action, stronger regulatory enforcement and formal recycling infrastructure to address Bangladesh's growing electronic waste (e-waste) crisis.

They said rapid technological advancement has led to a surge in discarded electronic products, including mobile devices, office automation equipment, vehicle batteries and abandoned electronic voting machines (EVMs).

About 97 per cent of the country's e-waste is collected informally, while only 3.0 per cent is formally recycled and exported, they noted.

The observations came at a seminar titled "Governance in E-Waste Management in Bangladesh: Challenges and Opportunities", jointly organised by Transparency Internat...