Dhaka, May 11 -- Public Works Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan has announced that the government is in the process of formulating a new law aimed at protecting agricultural land and the environment, with the Ministry of Land leading the initiative.
"The government is working on a comprehensive legal framework to safeguard agricultural land from unplanned urbanization and industrial expansion," he said while addressing the inaugural session of the 4th International Conference on Urban and Regional Planning-2025 at Dhaka University's Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Auditorium on Saturday.
Organized by the Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP), the three-day event was inaugurated by Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Fo...