Abdul Awal Mintoo, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, held a meeting with British Deputy High Commissioner James Goldman at the ministry of?ce in Dhaka recently. State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Sheikh Faridul Islam was also present during the meeting.
the discussions focused on strengthening cooperation between Bangladesh and the United Kingdom in areas including environmental protection, sustainable development, pollution control, renewable energy expansion, carbon credits, climate ?nance, biodiversity conservation, and protection of the Sundarbans. Welcoming the British diplomat, the Minister said Bangladesh highly values its long-standing bilateral relationship with the United Kingdom. He noted that pollution control is one of the government’s top priorities and said authorities are implementing various initiatives to reduce air, water, and waste pollution.