Environment-friendly sustainable development demanded

KHULNA, May 07 (BSS): Speakers at a daylong seminar here on Thursday demanded sustainable development considering the protection of environment.

"We want long-term sustainable development to turn Bangladesh into a developed country by 2041, dreamt by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, considering protection of environment so that we can face adverse impact of climate change," they remarked at the seminar titled "Impact on Climate Change at the coastal areas and our duty" held at the auditorium of Mozzaffar Garden in Satkhira.

Senior Secretary of Public Affairs Ministry K M Ali Azam addressed the seminar as the chief guest with Khulna Divisional Commissioner Md Ismail Hossain in the chair. Demanding scientific-based research to face the impacts on climate change, speakers said combined efforts can protect the Sundarbans, the world's largest and only mangrove forest.

The chief guest said the government has taken huge saline tolerable projects in the coastal areas of the country.

"The government has taken initiative to implement the Delta Plan, led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, which was approved in 2018 with a view to achieving sustainable economic growth and sustainable environment through long-term food security and sound water resource management," they said.

"We've set a target to provide employment around 10.19 million people to climate adaptation and we dreamt to change the country a developed one side by side change its people fate," the speakers added.

Public Administration Ministry organised the seminar in cooperation with Administrative Convention Center in Khulna City.