Environmental Adviser Rizwana Hasan announced amendments to the Grameen Bank Ordinance, reducing the government’s shareholding from 25% to 10%, while allocating 90% to bank beneficiaries. Additionally, penalties for false lawsuits—previously BDT 20,000—have been raised to BDT 50,000. Hasan also confirmed Bangladesh’s decision to sign one of two key international treaties on shared water resource management.