The Dhaka Tribune yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) and International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) with a view to train its journalists for writing about climate change issues.
The Dhaka Tribune Editor Zafar Sobhan, ICCCAD Director Dr Saleemul Haque and Vice Chancellor of IUB Professor M Omar Rahman signed the tripartite MoU on behalf of their respective sides at the VC’s conference room of the university.
Masroora Haque, coordinator (communication) of ICCCAD said: “Under the MoU, the Dhaka Tribune will publish fortnightly supplements on climate change and ICCCAD will train the journalists about how they should address the issues related to climate change.”
Dr Saleemul Haque expressed optimism that the training would enable the journalists to efficiently write about the climate change issues. ICCCAD has already started training up the journalists of the Dhaka Tribune.
