BANGLADESH

PM opens National Tree Plantation Campaign-2022

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the “World Environment Day and Environment Fair, 2022, and the “National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair-2022”.

She kicked off the campaign virtually today in a function from her official Ganabhaban in the capital.

The function was arranged at the Bangabandhu International  Conference Centre (BICC) here by the Environment. Forest and Climate Change Ministry.

The Premier later planted three saplings of neem, berry and shimul at her official Ganabhaban residence in the capital after inauguration of the National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair-2022.

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin, MP, and Deputy Minister Habibun Nahar,MP, were present, among others.

The ‘National Tree Plantation Campaign’ will be held from June 5 to July 4 while ‘Tree Fair 2022’ will take place from June 5 to 11.

The theme of this year is ‘Brikhaprane Prokriti-Protibesh, Agami Projanmer Teksai Bangladesh’.

At present, forests cover country’s 22.50 percent area and the government has been implementing various programmes to increase such coverage to 25 percent by 2030.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has undertaken various programmes through the Department of Environment (DoE) and the Forest Department to create awareness among the mass people in this regard.

The DoE has taken steps to publish supplements in the national dailies on this day.

Banners and festoons have also been installed in the city’s important places, installations and roads for encouraging people to plant saplings aiming to protect the environment.

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