Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources, today (Saturday) said that safeguarding the environment and addressing climate change must be given the highest priority to protect the country's future and the generations to come.

Delivering the convocation address at Convocation 2025 of Stamford University Bangladesh at the Expo Village of the Bashundhara International Convention Center, she said building an environment-friendly, humane and women-friendly society requires responsible engagement from everyone in their respective roles, BSS reports.

"We must act now. The Bangladesh we know today-our children may not see the same map if we fail to...