Dhaka, May 17 -- Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Bir Muktijoddha Abdus Salam on Saturday alleged that a former adviser to the interim government had pushed Dhaka city "18 years backwards in 18 months."

"One of the loudest voices on environmental issues in Bangladesh was an adviser in the last interim government. But he ruined the environment and pushed Dhaka city back by 18 years in just 18 months," he said.

He made the remarks while addressing a discussion titled "Integrated Environmental Management: Forests, Environment, Rivers and Urbanisation," organised by BNP at the Abdus Salam Hall of the Jaitya Press Club in the capital.

State Minister for Forests, Environment and Climate Affairs Sheikh Faridul Islam attended ...