Adviser for Water Resources Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Tuesday said the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) will work on addressing the water crisis in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) region. “The collaboration will explore ways to improve the lives and livelihoods of local commu
Environment, Forest, and Climate Change adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said Bangladesh needs US assistance in cleaning all Dhaka rivers, including the Buriganga' and mapping its major polluting sources. She also emphasised the importance of joint efforts in wildlife conservation to protect Bangladesh
The government has banned use of plastic shopping bags or polypropylene bags at super shops across the country from October 1. Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Monday said super shops will not be able to keep and use polythene and polypropylene bags to sell pr
The Department of Environment has suspended the environmental clearance for S.N. Corporation (Unit-2) and the MT. SWARAJYA scrap ship, halting all ship-breaking activities following a recent fatal accident. On the directive of Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, an
The world is emerging from its warmest northern hemisphere summer since records began, the European Union's climate change monitoring service said on Friday, as global warming continues to intensify. The boreal summer of June to August this year blew past last summer to become the world's warmest,
Last year's record drought in the Amazon and less than usual rainfall since caused river water levels to drop rapidly, hindering navigation by barges carrying grains for export and cutting off communities that depend on river transport. The Brazilian Geological Service (SGB) has warned that water
A high-level delegation from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), led by Resident Representative Stefan Liller, met with Syeda Rizwana Hasan, the Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, and Water Resources Advisor, at the secretariat on Sunday. The discussions covered a range of criti
Typhoon Shanshan soaked large swathes of Japan with torrential rain on Friday, prompting warnings for flooding and landslides hundreds of miles from the storm’s centre, halting travel services and shutting production at major factories. At least four people have been killed and 99 injured in
The State Guest House Jamuna, the office of Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, has become a plastic bottle-free zone. Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser for environment, forest, and climate change, spearheaded the initiative and urged her fellow members of the advisory council to cease using plastic bot
South Korea’s top court said on Thursday the climate change law did not protect basic human rights and lacks targets to shield future generations, in a landmark ruling after activists blamed the government for failing to effectively tackle climate change. About 200 plaintiffs including young
