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Environment Minister Praises Bangabandhu’s Environmental Vision
Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury highlighted Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s visionary approach to environment-friendly development in Bangladesh.
“Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman laid the groundwork for environmental protection in Bangladesh long before the first Earth Summit in Rio,” Chowdhury remarked. “He enacted ordinances to combat water pollution and passed laws to safeguard wildlife and biodiversity, even amid the challenges of post-war Bangladesh. It’s our duty to honor Bangabandhu’s vision by realizing his dream of ‘Sonar Bangla’, a nation thriving in happiness, prosperity, and environmental serenity.”
Chowdhury made these remarks at a discussion organized by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, titled “The historical leadership of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the development of the country,” held at the Department of Environment to commemorate Independence and National Day 2024.
The Minister emphasized Bangabandhu’s unifying leadership, transcending religious and cultural divides, and his pursuit of a democratic system to replace Pakistan’s regime. Chowdhury stressed the ongoing struggle for economic, social, and cultural liberation in Bangladesh, emphasizing the importance of unity for national development, irrespective of political affiliations.
The discussion, chaired by Dr. Farhina Ahmed, Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, saw the participation of officials including Additional Secretary (Administration) Iqbal Abdullah Harun, Additional Secretary (Environment) Dr. Fahmida Khanom, Md. Nasir Uddin, Chairman of Bangladesh Forest Industry Development Corporation, Md. Zainal Abedin, Managing Director of Bangladesh Climate Change Trust, Dr. Abdul Hamid, Director General of the Department of Environment, and Md. Amir Hossain Chowdhury, Chief Conservator of Forest.
The event also featured a screening of a documentary highlighting the remarkable life and contributions of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds at most places across the Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas may experience moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall, according to their latest weather bulletin released on Thursday.
Day and night temperatures are expected to remain nearly unchanged across the country.
The highest rainfall in the country over the past 24 hours was recorded in Kumarkhali, with 104mm of rain by 6 a.m. on Thursday.
The axis of the monsoon trough extends from India’s Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal to Assam, passing through Bangladesh, with one of its associated troughs stretching into the North Bay of Bengal.
The monsoon remains active over Bangladesh and moderate to strong over the North Bay region.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted that the mild heat wave currently affecting parts of the country, including the capital, is expected to subside in most areas within the next 24 hours, starting from 9 am today.
“A mild heat wave is sweeping across the divisions of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, and Sylhet, as well as the districts of Jashore, Chuadanga, and Kushtia. It is likely to ease in most regions,” the department reported.
In addition, BMD predicted light to moderate rainfall or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, across most of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas are expected to experience moderate to very heavy rainfall.
Temperatures across the country may drop by 1-2 degrees Celsius during both day and night.
On Monday, Dinajpur in the Rangpur division recorded the country’s highest temperature at 38.6°C, while Bandarban in the Chattogram division saw the lowest temperature at 24.6°C early today.
Meanwhile, rainfall recorded in the past 24 hours, ending at 6 am today, reached 66 mm in Nikli of Dhaka Division.
The sunset in Dhaka is at 5:53 pm today, and sunrise is expected at 5:49 am tomorrow.
Two separate murder cases were filed today in connection with the deaths of a private service holder and a Madrasa student during the anti-discrimination student movement.
The first case was lodged by Ridwan Ahmed with Panchlaish police station, accusing former ministers Dr. Hasan Mahmud, Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, and 127 others for the death of his nephew Sujan, 14. Sujan, the son of Belal Hossain from Beramara village in Noakhali’s Sadar Thana, was a student at Al Jamirul Hayat Madrasa in the city’s Chandgaon area. He was fatally shot in the Muradpur area on July 18.
The second case was filed by Jamal Uddin at Doublemooring police station, accusing 225 individuals, including Dr. Hasan Mahmud and Education Minister Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, for the killing of his elder brother Alam, a private service holder, on August 5.
