Dhaka, March 27 -- The government has approved 29 new projects under the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund (BCCTF) to address the growing threats posed by climate change.

The approval was granted at the 62nd meeting of the Trustee Board, held at the environment ministry, with Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the ministry, as the chair.

Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, Women and Children and Social Welfare Affairs Adviser Sharmin S Murshid, and Cabinet Secretary Sheikh Abdur Rashid were among other high-ranking officials.

According to the environment ministry, these projects have been designed to strengthen climate resilience, conserve the environment, and promote sustainable agricultural and urb...