The veteran relentlessly fought for climate justice, representing the underdog

Dr. Huq steered a generation of climate researchers and activists, having inspired most of the leading climate activists and actors active currently

The fight against climate change is difficult even at the best of times. But this week began with the loss of one of the foremost warriors in this fight.

The fact that he was one of the leading global experts on climate change and an integral part of  nearly every international and regional group of any worth anywhere  is something one would never know by talking to him.

The editorial team at The Daily Star is shocked and deeply saddened by the death of eminent climate expert and scientist Dr Saleemul Huq OBE

Macron first told us that he had had a one-on-one conversation with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina already in which he’d offered assistance from France to Bangladesh to work on an energy transition partnership.

2023 is going to be much more challenging in terms of the actual impacts of climate change in Bangladesh and around the world

Dr Saleemul Huq, director of International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), has been named among the “World’s 100 Most Influential People in Climate Policy for 2019”, with the likes of David Attenborough and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.