Bushra Afreen becomes first chief heat officer in Bangladesh

[X-ray Papa]

we're too accommodating of these vermin but

That's funny cause it's coming from a lindu that is hated by everyone in the world.

they're surrounded and outgunned on all sides by us, time to give em a whipping, destroy whatever little infra they have going

Go ahead, as if we are scare of cow piss drinkers

 

[-=virus=-]

Go ahead, as if we are scare of cow piss drinkers

breathe easy, the current admin is compliant.

if tomorrow these is a K Zia + jamaati takeover we'll send 200+ SU30mkis to wreck you beyond all recognition before annexing proper the land and riverways.

your 5-6 rusty old mig29s will be no match, and will quickly be destroyed in the repair hangars (they not even tarmac taxiing worthy)

fellow fascist brothers in Myanmar will help too by opening an eastern front.

you're already toast, so stfu.

 

[White privilege]

She is hot.

I wonder if someone proof reading this article , saw the pun while at it....

 

[SecularNationalist]

Pretty lady Bushra is. But if people mindlessly fill a city with highrises, flyovers and personal vehicles they will get heat and humidity.

@Mentee @fitpOsitive @Zibago
@ghazi52 @khanz

Commie bhaiya she just need to be little more chubby and she meets our criteria

 

[Bilal9]

OK Guys - I never expected all this mudslinging when I posted the bit of news. To Indian posters here, how would you even pass comments like this if she was your little sister or say things like that to her face? She's an educated person - though coming from a privileged background.

Let's focus on her job ahead and assist her, she has the technical chops and connections. She will be focusing on rooftop gardens and farming as well as rain-water collection. To others - even if she's the Mayor's daughter, she has been appointed by the overseas thinktank (she won't be working for her father or be getting paid by DNCC)- and she is responsible for both India and Pakistan (rest of the subcontinent and surrounding countries as well). Heat and environmental global warming effects do not know any borders. And the problem is far more acute across North India and Pakistan in places. The chief problem she will remediate is the absence of green forest cover in urban areas. Dhaka's green cover is only 8%, or probably less. In newer DOHS areas (Jolshiri) and Purbachal this was planned to be around 40% or more.
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Dhaka gets its first heat officer. What's her task ahead?​

Bushra Afreen says she will start by raising public awareness to combat the problems stemming from severe heatwaves​

Bushra Afreen has been appointed the first chief heat officer of the Dhaka North City Corporation.
Senior Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 4 May 2023, 05:11 AM
Updated : 4 May 2023, 05:11 AM

Bushra Afreen, the daughter of Mayor Atiqul Islam, has been appointed as Dhaka North City Corporation’s first chief heat officer at a time when life in the capital is seeking some respite from record-breaking scorching temperatures.

But the question is how she can protect people from the searing heat in Dhaka, a city of concrete brought to its knees by the adverse effects of climate change.

As the first step, Bushra will start by working to raise awareness among people.

“We will begin a heat messaging programme to create awareness among citizens as it is the first step of prevention. We will prioritize the safety of elders, children, pregnant women and people who are ill. Our people don’t really know about the effects of extreme heat,” she said.

Bushra graduated in global development studies from Canada. She previously worked as an executive officer at Shakti Foundation, a nongovernmental development organisation in Bangladesh.

CHIEF HEAT OFFICER: WHAT KIND OF POSITION IS IT?

The DNCC signed a memorandum of understanding with the US-based Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center on Wednesday in a bid to cool off the weather in Dhaka. Mayor Atiqul Islam has already declared that the DNCC will plant 200,000 trees in two years under the agreement.

The deal was signed at an event at Dhaka University’s Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban, where Bushra was introduced as the Dhaka North City’s first heat officer to run the programme.

Arsht-Rock appoints chief heat officers in cities across the world in its mission to cut risks associated with climate change. The first chief heat officer was appointed in 2021. It was Miami’s Jane Gilbert in the United States.

Bushra is the latest heat officer to join the all-female squad in Miami, Los Angeles, Santiago, Athens and Melbourne. Dhaka is also the first Asian city under the initiative.

The chief heat officers initiate different programmes and implement them to face crises stemming from severe heatwaves and work to reduce the adverse effects of a heat island, which is an urban area that is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas due to human activities.

Their responsibilities include involving and coordinating various government and non-governmental organisations, individuals, civil society members and donor organisations in the implementation of the programmes, supported by Arsht-Rock, which also covers the salary and other expenses of a heat officer.

WHAT WILL BUSHRA DO?

Heatwaves dominated 26 days of April in Bangladesh. The Met Office said the rainfall in April was 66 percent lower than usual.

The mercury climbed to 40.6 degrees Celsius in Dhaka on Apr 16, which is the highest in the region in the past five decades. Pabna’s Ishwardi recorded a nationwide high of 43 degrees Celsius on Apr 17, the second-highest temperature recorded in the country’s history.

Bushra said she was delighted to work with Arsht-Rock as the organisation has been working to build human capacity for resilience in the face of climate impacts in urban areas for a long time. They conduct research on scientific and technical solutions to issues created by humans and focus on their implementations.

“Severe heatwaves are an invisible risk that people should know about. Many countries around the world warn people about it beforehand. People are advised on what to do when going outside during the heatwaves. But that doesn’t happen in Bangladesh,” she said.

Bushra spoke about involving the public in policymaking as they struggle the most from the harmful effects of severe heatwaves.

“The women in particular suffer heavily and we have to make sure we hear what they have to say -- what problems they are facing and what the citizens want.”

Heat officers in Santiago initiated programmes on cooling pavements and roofs and took special measures to keep the temperature under control in Freetown. They initiated tree planting in many cities, she added.

Bushra said she would figure out and implement measures that would fit Bangladesh.

“We don’t have much space here, but we need to think about developing miniature forests to keep the temperatures in check. There are many solutions to the effects of severe heatwaves. We have to identify them and implement measures with realities in sight. A task force will be formed to finalise and implement the activities.”

Bushra went to Canada for higher studies after completing her secondary school in Dhaka. Later, she graduated in global development studies from Queen's University in Canada. She also studied at the Institute of Local Government Studies in Ghana.

Along with awareness campaigns, Bushra is also looking forward to focusing on environment-friendly solutions to reduce the temperature in Dhaka.

“The DNCC has already been working on nature-based solutions, which are good in many ways. But we will decide on whether we want to focus on nature-based or technique-based solutions,” she said.

“Arsht-Rock will provide the finances to implement the programmes in the fight against the crises stemming from heatwaves in the city. The DNCC will also contribute to it.”

 

[X-ray Papa]

breathe easy, the current admin is compliant.

if tomorrow these is a K Zia + jamaati takeover we'll send 200+ SU30mkis to wreck you beyond all recognition before annexing proper the land and riverways.

your 5-6 rusty old mig29s will be no match, and will quickly be destroyed in the repair hangars (they not even tarmac taxiing worthy)

fellow fascist brothers in Myanmar will help too by opening an eastern front.

you're already toast, so stfu.

Yeah right lindu

 

[El Sidd]

Bushra Afreen, daughter of Dhaka North Mayor Atiqul Islam, has been appointed as Bangladesh's first chief heat officer.

Corrupt Hilsaites.

 

[Bilal9]

Corrupt Hilsaites.

She won't be working for daddy though. Her salary will come from Washington DC, and paid at US salary scale.

 

[SoulSpokesman]

heat officer.

Not a very appropriate title for a lady executive.

Regards

 

[Bilal9]

heat officer.

Not a very appropriate title for a lady executive.

Regards

Title was invented by a Washington DC Thinktank.

They appointed half a dozen women to be "heat officers" for different global regions.

 

[El Sidd]

She won't be working for daddy though. Her salary will come from Washington DC, and paid at US salary scale.

Oh so only working for daddy is corruption.

 

[jamahir]

Commie bhaiya she just need to be little more chubby and she meets our criteria

Comrade, I believe she has already met our criteria. We must have variety in the voluptuousness metrics.

To Indian posters here, how would you even pass comments like this if she was your little sister or say things like that to her face?

1. I can say "You are lovely" to her face but the exact words depending on the situation.

2. I have said in my first post that Dhaka suffers because of the highrises, flyovers ( I don't know how many ) and personal vehicles. Just abolish these and restructure the city and the city will become good.

 

[VikingRaider]

What's a heat officer dude??

Same as minister of freedom war ministry dude!

Just not as powerful as the Minister!

What's a heat officer dude??

 

[bluesky]

Nepotism, she is the daughter of the mayor.

Also, one Indian News paper published a picture of her in Western revealing clothes (by stalking her social media) and titled "Dhaka's Chief Heat Officer". Such perverts.



Made up title to satisfy nepotism. The job would mostly involve urban planning to increase greenery in Dhaka. This year Dhaka had record high temperature in early spring. Mostly due to Dhaka being a concrete jungle in most parts, devoid of greenery.

Adrienne Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation Resilience Center (Arsht-Rock)  has employed this Lady as the Heat Officer and not DNCC of which her father is the Mayor.

So, she has no room, no chair, no table, and no telephone in the DNCC building.

heat officer.

Not a very appropriate title for a lady executive.

Regards

Role of a heat officer:

Their purpose is to raise awareness of extreme heat risks to protect the most vulnerable citizens within their city.

They plan and coordinate short and long-term responses to heat waves, as well as implement long-term risk-reduction projects.

 

[Bilal9]

For those of you who are fans of the amply endowed, here are some marginally better shots of Bushra.

I am sure she would not mind if I put this up. Every girl wants to be pretty and famous, even "heat officers".

But she can't hold a candle about heat to some of the latest racy women in Dhaka nowadays (Miss Universe Bangladesh), who happen to be from less than spectacular backgrounds (and all from podunk small towns in Bangladesh interestingly). Brick field owner family and kind of proud of not being super educated.....sigh.....

Here is a Pakistani reaction of this woman who was Miss Universe Bangladesh (I cannot fathom how she won the title....). Just tops in tartness, that is all. People have dubbed her - the Kim Kardashian of Bangladesh and there is footage which proves it more or less.

50 years of independence and this is our societal achievement.