BELA chief wins Goldman Prize
Monday, 20 April 2009
BELA chief executive Syeda Rizwana Hasan has been awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize 2009 for the Asia region, recognising her work for the conservation of the environment, reports UNB.
As a leading environmental attorney of Bangladesh, her legal advocacy for tighter regulations for the environmentally devastating ship-breaking industry in particular makes her one of the six winners of the world's largest prize for environmentalists this year.
As a leading environmental attorney of Bangladesh, her legal advocacy for tighter regulations for the environmentally devastating ship-breaking industry in particular makes her one of the six winners of the world's largest prize for environmentalists this year.