Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Bangladesh and Hong Kong have discussed strengthening bilateral cooperation in waste management, water and noise pollution control, and climate change to promote environmental protection and sustainable development.

The issues were discussed at a bilateral meeting between Bangladesh's State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Sheikh Faridul Islam and Hong Kong's Secretary for Environment and Ecology TSE Chin-wan at the Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel on Monday.

During the meeting, Sheikh Faridul Islam stressed the need to strengthen capacity in waste collection, segregation, recycling and safe disposal, saying Hong Kong's experience and technical expertise could benefit Bangladesh.

"Effective waste ma...