At the exchange meeting, the State Minister said that under the government’s initiative, about 3 crore 54 lakh trees have already been planted in the country. Alongside preventing hill cutting and recovering occupied forestland, the government is working on 424 pollution points of the Buriganga, Turag and Dhaleshwari rivers. He also highlighted increasing the use of concrete blocks as an alternative to bricks to reduce pollution, as well as the potential of carbon credits, alongside preventing river pollution.

The State Minister’s visit includes programmes to participate in ‘Eco Expo Asia 2026’ and the ‘Belt and Road Green Innovation Conference’ in Hong Kong and to join a forum on green technology in China’s Hunan Province. At Sunday’s meeting, discussions were also held on increasing the capacity of Mongla Port, expanding solar power, green financing, the Rampal thermal power plant and turning cleanliness into a social movement. Bangladesh’s Consul General in Hong Kong Dr Shah Mohammad Tanvir Mansur and officials of the consulate were present at the event.