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Syeda Rizwana Hasan, advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Water Resources speaking as the chief guest in a conference titled "From Policy to Action: Integrated Approaches for Combating Plastic Pollution and Marine Litter in Bangladesh" today (5 February) at the Department of Environment, Agargaon, Dhaka. Photo: TBS
Environment

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Illustration: TBS
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