Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; the Ministry of Water Resources; and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, said that courageous and responsible institutions working for the welfare of nature and people are what the country needs most.
She noted that the government alone cannot reach every corner of society, and such institutions are the government’s strongest partners.
She emphasized that institutions delivering doorstep services at the grassroots level in areas such as healthcare, environmental conservation, and the protection of culture and heritage must work in close coordination with all government agencies.
The Environment Adviser made these remarks recently while speaking as the chief guest at a program jointly organized by the Nature and Life Foundation and Channel i at Chetana Chattar of Channel i in the capital.
At the event, in recognition of her long-standing outstanding contributions to nature, the environment, and the lives of marginalized people in Bangladesh, the ‘Nature and Life Foundation–Channel i Nature Conservation Award 2025’ was presented to Runa Khan, Founder and Executive Director of the social development organization Friendship.
As part of the award, she received a cheque of BDT 100,000 and a certificate for lifelong free medical treatment.
