Friday, November 22, 2024

Environment victim of poor law enforcement: Prof Nishat

Powerful and rich people, including a section of politicians, defy law in various ways to grab forests and wetlands, and pollute environment, says Professor Ainun Nishat, vice-chancellor of BRAC University. The government, which has ‘good intentions’, is not enforcing the law against encroachers and polluters, he said in an exclusive interview with New Age on