Dr. Faysal Kabir Shuvo is an Australia-based urban planner and a member of the Bangladesh Institute of Planners.
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