Abdul Awal Mintoo, Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, held a meeting with British Deputy High Commissioner James Goldman at the ministry office 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 finance, 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.
The minister also highlighted the government’s efforts to accelerate a waste-to-energy project in Savar and sought UK cooperation in helping Bangladesh secure carbon credits through international carbon markets.
