On August 15, 2026, The Daily Star Centre hosted the grand finale of Season 5 of the Climate Justice Idea Competition 2026. The event brought together young innovators, mentors, judges, and partners for a day of urgent conversation, solutions, and hope.

The initiative developed a compact, fast-dissolving toilet cleaner tablet designed to replace conventional liquid cleaners and single-use plastic bottles.

Team Green Lanterns developed “SurjoGhat,” a solar retrofitting solution for traditional diesel-powered fishing and passenger boats.

Team Paal developed an affordable, highly portable, six-layer water filtration device designed specifically for low-income rural households in Bangladesh affected by severe water contamination.

Bangladesh’s economy is currently navigating a difficult phase, with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projecting growth of 3.5 per cent in the current fiscal year (2026-27) amid continued economic pressures.

Bangladesh demonstrates strong policy ambition for green entrepreneurship, yet implementation gaps persist. Young entrepreneurs possess brilliant ideas but struggle to transform them into bankable, commercially viable projects.