Dr. Faysal Kabir Shuvo is an Australia-based urban planner and a member of the Bangladesh Institute of Planners.
A project does not automatically become sustainable simply because it produces clean electricity. Renewable-energy development should not unnecessarily displace communities, convert productive farmland, destroy wetlands or wildlife habitats, obstruct natural drainage, or damage ecologically sensitive landscapes.
Let us move beyond the annual rhetoric of a single calendar day. Let us embed environmental resilience into the DNA of our national growth, ensuring a safe, prosperous, and liveable homeland for generations to come.
The Jagannath University election, therefore, is not merely a matter of victory or defeat. It raises a deeper question -- what lessons will political parties draw from the changing realities of student politics? That, more than the numbers themselves, is the most critical issue going forward.
Without proper planning, scientific implementation, public engagement, and addressing the root causes of deforestation, the pledge to plant 250 million trees will not succeed