3-day conference of AL sub-committee on environmental protection begins

A three-day international 'Conference on Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development' will begin on Dhaka University (DU) campus on Friday with the theme 'Green Bangladesh: Prosperous Bangladesh'. 

Awami League (AL) sub-committee on forests and environment is organizing the conference while AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader will be present at the inaugural session as the chief guest at 9 am at DU Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban here, said a press release.

Environmentalist Professor Dr Atik Rahman will be present at the event as the theme speaker while Australian environmental scientist Professor Dr Benjamin Howden and Japanese environmentalist Professor Hiroyuki Matsuda will be present as plenary speakers. 

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam, Deputy Minister for Education Barrister Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury and DU former vice-chancellor environmental scientist Professor Dr Nasreen Ahmad will join the inaugural function as special guests.

DU Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Aktaruzzaman will be present at the function as the guest of honour while Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) Chairman Professor Dr Md Aftab Ali Shaikh will deliver the welcome address. Chairman of the Awami League (AL) sub-committee on forests and environment Professor Khandaker Bazlur Rahman will chair the inaugural session while AL Forests and Environment Affairs Secretary Delwar Hossain will conduct it. 

Apart from national experts, environmental scientists from 20 countries across the world will join the conference, which will end on September 4 at the CIRDAP auditorium in the city following a concluding ceremony. 

AL Joint General Secretary and Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud will address the closing ceremony as the chief guest while State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury and BRAC University Professor emeritus and water resources and climate change expert Dr Ainun Nishat will be present at the special guests.