Dhaka, May 22 -- The interim government has announced a comprehensive set of initiatives-covering short, mid, and long-term strategies-to curb air pollution in Dhaka and its surrounding areas.

These decisions were made during the second meeting of the government's air pollution taskforce, held on May 14 at the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The meeting was chaired by Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan.

"We are implementing a wide range of actions to tackle air pollution, including the planting of environment-friendly trees in vacant spaces and the procurement of modern equipment for waste and road cleaning," said Rizwana, who also serves as Water Resources Adviser.

She noted that the government is preparing structured wor...