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 on Saturday.
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.