City Desk :
Railways Minister Advocate Nurul Islam Sujon called upon all to plant more trees as trees give oxygen, fruits and economic solvency.
“There is no alternative to planting trees to protect our environment and resist natural disasters,” he said this on Thursday while distributing 5000 tree saplings among the farmers in separate functions in Debiganj and Boda upazilas of Panchagarh district marking 47th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Panchagarh.
The local upazila administration and forest department jointly arranged the distribution programme at upazila parished hall room, reports BSS.
The minister gave 5000 tree saplings from his own fund and he gave allocations from TR project for nursing trees.
The minister urged all for plant trees side by side the government.
Later, the minister distributed tree saplings among the farmers.
Upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Debiganj Md. Golam Ferdous presided over the function.
