Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo has said the government plans to introduce electric vehicles on a larger scale than they are today, in a bid to reduce carbon emissions and build an environment-friendly transportation system in the country. ‘The government is already planning to introduce ‘electric vehicles’ to develop an environmentally friendly transportation system and reduce carbon emissions,’ he said.
the minister made this remark when International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Director for Bangladesh Max Tuñón met him at his ministry of?ce recently, said a PID handout. He told the IL0 Country Director that the government has taken various effective initiatives under the ‘Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)’ policy to ensure sustainable waste management. The government is working relentlessly to make plastic waste management more organised and mandatory, he said.