A climate change directorate will be established within the environment ministry following the approval of a proposal during a trustee board meeting on Wednesday. State minister for environment Hassan Mahmud, who heads the trustee board, announced the approval to reporters after the meeting. Five proposals were provisionally endorsed during the board meeting, with final approval given to 33 non-government projects and 44 government projects. The junior minister also confirmed approval for the procurement of machinery for the Karnafuli Jute Mills and Forat Karnafuli Carpet Factory using funds allocated for climate change initiatives. He mentioned that the army's projects to build solar power plants at various military sites, including its headquarters, were given conditional final approval. Non-government agencies also received final approval for their projects after a budget reduction. These organizations had originally requested up to Tk 50 million, but will now receive between Tk 2 million and 10 million under the revised budget.