BRAC University Vice-Chancellor Professor Syed Ferhat Anwar has urged Bangladesh to take a leadership role in environmental conservation, highlighting the country’s unique ecological assets, including the world’s largest mangrove forest, the largest delta, the longest natural sea beach and the world’s largest deep-sea submarine fan.
“Bangladesh is the world’s largest delta. We are home to the world’s largest mangrove forest, the longest sea beach and the largest deep-sea submarine fan. Therefore, Bangladesh should also take a leadership role in global environmental and biodiversity conservation,” he said.
Professor Anwar made the remarks while inaugurating a two-day programme marking World Environment Day and World Nature Conservation Day 2026 at BRAC University’s Merul Badda campus on August 8.
The programme was organized by the university’s Centre for Climate Change and Environmental Research (C3ER), with support from Mutual Trust Bank PLC (MTB).
