Rajshahi University (RU) has signed a memorandum
of understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) aimed at
conducting education and research on disaster prevention and mitigation.
RU Registrar Professor Abdus Salam, Chairman of the Department of Geology and
Mining Prof Younus Ahmed Khan and BDRCS Secretary General Kazi Shafiqul Azam
signed the MoU on behalf of their respective sides at the RU campus today.
The Departments concerned under the faculties of social science, science,
bioscience and geosciences will implement the MoU integratedly through the
Department of Geology and Mining.
Vice-chancellor (VC) Prof Golam Sabbir Sattar, Pro-VCs Prof Sulktan-ul-Islam
and Prof Humayun Kabir, Students Adviser Prof Jahangir Alam Saud, and BDRCS
Board Member Prof Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan were present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Prof Golam Sabbir Sattar said the research and
studies on climate change and its adaptation will be accelerated through the
MoU.
Apart from this, information and data to be collected from the research will
play vital roles towards mitigating the adverse impact of climate change in
the region, particularly in its vast Barind tract.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha