A workshop was held at the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) on 15 November 2026 Sunday morning to conduct the final review of five fact sheets that present in simple language, the department’s experience in building climate-resilient infrastructure across several projects. The event took place at the Level-4 seminar room of the LGED Bhaban in Agargaon, Dhaka.

The Climate Resilient Local Infrastructure Centre (CReLIC) operating under the Climate Resilient Infrastructure Mainstreaming Project (CRIMP) organised the workshop. LGED Chief Engineer Md. Belal Hossain attended as chief guest while CReLIC Director (Additional Chief Engineer) Salma Shahid presided over the programme. Additional Chief Engineers, Superintending Engineers, Project Directors and Executive Engineers of LGED were also present.

In his address as chief guest, Chief Engineer Md. Belal Hossain said, “LGED is building sustainable infrastructure through various projects to tackle the risks of climate change. These fact sheets will play an important role in conveying the experience gained from this work to policymakers and the general public in simple language.

Speaking as chair, CReLIC Director Salma Shahid said, “CReLIC aims to document the good practices and lessons learned from different projects and apply them in the planning and design of future projects. The fact sheets will be finalised based on stakeholders’ feedback, so that they are easy for everyone to understand.”

Pankaj Palit Team Leader of Arani Advertising Ltd., the consulting firm engaged for the assignment along with Rajib Ahmed Senior Manager (Operations, Planning and Business Development) and Didarul Alam Business Development Manager, presented their remarks through PowerPoint presentations. Stakeholders present at the workshop shared their views and feedback.

At the end of the workshop it was decided that the fact sheets would be finalised by incorporating the participants’ feedback.