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Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed law enforcement agencies to take tougher action to curb the uncontrolled use of polythene and plastic, while urging relevant ministries, divisions and agencies to properly discharge their responsibilities in controlling environmental pollution.
The directive came at a review meeting on environmental pollution control chaired by the prime minister at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Wednesday morning.
The meeting discussed progress in implementing various government initiatives to control air, water, soil and noise pollution, improve waste management and promote the use of environmentally friendly block bricks.
The prime minister also reviewed future measures to strengthen environmental protection and ensure more effective implementation of ongoing programmes.
Road Transport and Bridges, Railways and Shipping Minister Sheikh Rabbiul Alam; State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam; State Minister for Water Resources Farhad Hossain Azad; State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Sheikh Faridul Islam; Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani; Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister A B M Abdus Sattar; Dhaka South City Corporation Administrator Md Abdus Salam; and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Dr Saimum Parvez attended the meeting.
Senior officials from the relevant ministries, divisions and agencies were also present.
