Bangladesh, Sept. 10 -- Speakers at a youth dialogue in Rangpur on Tuesday called for greater efforts to harness the region's vast potential for renewable energy to address the ongoing energy crisis and ensure sustainable development.

The dialogue was organised at the hall of Beacon Natya Kendra at the Town Hall premises in the city to mark International Day of Clean Air and Blue Skies 2026.

The programme was held under the slogan, "Ensure Energy Transition, Build a Future with Clean Air." DOPS Chief Executive Ujjal Chakraborty chaired the programme.

Principal Fakhrul Anam Benju, president of the Rangpur chapter of Shujan; photojournalist Ranjit Das; youth activist Azmail Islam; Begum Rokeya University student and entrepreneur Nurul I...