29/10/2023
Climate scientist Professor Dr Saleemul Huq, eminent climate change expert and director of International Centre for Climate Change and Development, died in Dhaka, Bangladesh yesterday. He was 71.
Apart from being a director of ICCCAD, he was a professor at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB)
Climate scientist Saleemul Huq was chosen as one of the top ten scientists of 2022 by Nature, the leading international science journal.
He published hundreds of scientific as well as popular articles and was recognized as one of the top twenty global influencers on climate change policy in 2019 and top scientist from Bangladesh on climate change science.
In a Facebook post, ICCCAD wrote, "A visionary leader who was not only the torch bearer for Bangladesh's fight against Climate Change but for the entire global community, his unmatched legacy will remain as a shining example for years and generations to come."
It's a great loss for the Global Community for the demise of
Prof. Dr. Saleemul Huq. We deeply mourn the loss of Sir and our deepest condolences to his family, loved ones, colleagues and people of the global community.
His Namaaz-e-Janaza will be held at the Gulshan Society Jame Masjid, Road 63, Gulshan 2 (opposite Gulshan Lake Park), at
4:15 PM on Sunday, Oct 29, 2023.
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Reference:
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https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/prof-saleemul-huq-no-more-3455811
https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/329352/eminent-climate-expert-prof-saleemul-huq-passes