Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Water Resources Affairs Adviser SyedaRizwana Hasan on Saturday inaugurated the restoration, development and environmental conservation of 44 state-owned ponds and water bodies in the capital and its adjoining areas.

"Protection of ponds and water bodies is a collective national responsibility," she said while inaugurating a project at Doripara Government Primary School ground at Keraniganjupazila here. Funded by the Climate Change Trust Fund, the project is being implemented by the Dhaka District Administration. This initiative is a significant step toward the restoration, conservation and for maintaining ecological balance across the key water bodies in the capital and on its ...