BSS, Dhaka :
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged each and every citizen of the country to come forward in protecting the environment and ecology for country’s sustainable ‘green growth’.
“We can bring drastic change in the country’s grimy environment and endangered ecology through pursuing ‘green growth’ if all of us become aware about protection of our mother Earth,” she said.
The Prime Minister was addressing at a function marking the inauguration of the World Environment Day and Environment Fair 2015 and National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair 2015 at Krishibid Institution auditorium here yesterday.
“As much as we will take care of our mother nature, as much as it will create opportunity for us. So we have to be careful in use and conservation of the natural resources in our own interest,” Sheikh Hasina said adding “we have to do it thinking the future of our posterities.”
In this regard the Prime Minister reiterated her call to country’s each adult citizen to plant at least three saplings – one of woody, one of fruity and other of medicinal-saying that the government alone cannot handle the tough task of ecological balance, rather it is possible through joint initiatives.
Minister for Environment and Forests Anwar Hossain Monju was in the chair while Deputy Minister Abdullah Al Islam Jakob, acting secretary of the ministry Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed, Chief Conservator of Forest Yunus Ali, Director General of Department of Environment Raisul Alam Mondol also spoke on the occasion.
Earlier, the Prime Minister distributed Paribesh Padak 2015 to two individuals for their outstanding contribution to environment protection and pollution control. They are noted lawyer Manjil Morshed and founder of Pakriti O Jibon Foundation Abdul Mukit Majumder.
The Prime Minister also distributed the Bangabandhu Award for Wildlife Conservation – 2015 and PM’s National Award – 2014 for plantation among individuals, educational institutions, local government bodies, government departments and NGOs in various categories.
Professor M Monirul Hasan of Jahangir Nagar University and elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Mohidur Rahman, director of a Naogaon based private organization- ‘Nishan’ and M Abdul Hamid, an individual of Putia, Rajshahi, received Bangabandhu Award for Wildlife Conservation this year creating awareness on forest and wildlife conservation.
Sheikh Hasina also handed over cheques of the profits of the Social Afforestation to two beneficiaries of Naogaon and Gazipur. Later, the Prime Minister planted a ‘Hoimonti’ sapling at the premises of Krishibid Institution premises and inaugurated the Tree Fair 2015 at the ground adjacent to the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC).
The Environment Day is being observed in the country this year along with the other member countries of the United Nations with the theme- “Seven Billion Dreams, One Planet, Consume With Care” (Shata Koti Janer Apar Swapna, Ekti Bishaw, Kori Na Niswa). While the National Tree Plantation Campaign-2015 is being observed with the theme “Pahar, Samatal, Upakuley, Gach Lagai Sobai Miley” (Hill, flat zone and coast, let’s together we plant tree”.
Pointing out the aggravated situation of encroachment and pollution of the city’s two lakes in Gulshan and Dhanmondi, the Prime Minister said the size, width and depth of those lakes were made taking into account the probable water flow of the area.
“But illegal encroachment has reduced the area of the lakes significantly over the years. Many households linked the sewerage system of their building with the lakes,” she lamented
She urged the local people especially those of elite class living in those areas to give their special attention to the problem saying the government has undertaken a project for development of the lakes and improve the sewerage, waste management system and excavation of the canals near the Kuril flyover to deal with any possible flood.
Sheikh Hasina said environment and afforestation are interlinked. For this reason, she said the government has taken steps for conservation of the existing forests and creating new forests under public and private sectors.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged each and every citizen of the country to come forward in protecting the environment and ecology for country’s sustainable ‘green growth’.
“We can bring drastic change in the country’s grimy environment and endangered ecology through pursuing ‘green growth’ if all of us become aware about protection of our mother Earth,” she said.
The Prime Minister was addressing at a function marking the inauguration of the World Environment Day and Environment Fair 2015 and National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair 2015 at Krishibid Institution auditorium here yesterday.
“As much as we will take care of our mother nature, as much as it will create opportunity for us. So we have to be careful in use and conservation of the natural resources in our own interest,” Sheikh Hasina said adding “we have to do it thinking the future of our posterities.”
In this regard the Prime Minister reiterated her call to country’s each adult citizen to plant at least three saplings – one of woody, one of fruity and other of medicinal-saying that the government alone cannot handle the tough task of ecological balance, rather it is possible through joint initiatives.
Minister for Environment and Forests Anwar Hossain Monju was in the chair while Deputy Minister Abdullah Al Islam Jakob, acting secretary of the ministry Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed, Chief Conservator of Forest Yunus Ali, Director General of Department of Environment Raisul Alam Mondol also spoke on the occasion.
Earlier, the Prime Minister distributed Paribesh Padak 2015 to two individuals for their outstanding contribution to environment protection and pollution control. They are noted lawyer Manjil Morshed and founder of Pakriti O Jibon Foundation Abdul Mukit Majumder.
The Prime Minister also distributed the Bangabandhu Award for Wildlife Conservation – 2015 and PM’s National Award – 2014 for plantation among individuals, educational institutions, local government bodies, government departments and NGOs in various categories.
Professor M Monirul Hasan of Jahangir Nagar University and elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Mohidur Rahman, director of a Naogaon based private organization- ‘Nishan’ and M Abdul Hamid, an individual of Putia, Rajshahi, received Bangabandhu Award for Wildlife Conservation this year creating awareness on forest and wildlife conservation.
Sheikh Hasina also handed over cheques of the profits of the Social Afforestation to two beneficiaries of Naogaon and Gazipur. Later, the Prime Minister planted a ‘Hoimonti’ sapling at the premises of Krishibid Institution premises and inaugurated the Tree Fair 2015 at the ground adjacent to the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC).
The Environment Day is being observed in the country this year along with the other member countries of the United Nations with the theme- “Seven Billion Dreams, One Planet, Consume With Care” (Shata Koti Janer Apar Swapna, Ekti Bishaw, Kori Na Niswa). While the National Tree Plantation Campaign-2015 is being observed with the theme “Pahar, Samatal, Upakuley, Gach Lagai Sobai Miley” (Hill, flat zone and coast, let’s together we plant tree”.
Pointing out the aggravated situation of encroachment and pollution of the city’s two lakes in Gulshan and Dhanmondi, the Prime Minister said the size, width and depth of those lakes were made taking into account the probable water flow of the area.
“But illegal encroachment has reduced the area of the lakes significantly over the years. Many households linked the sewerage system of their building with the lakes,” she lamented
She urged the local people especially those of elite class living in those areas to give their special attention to the problem saying the government has undertaken a project for development of the lakes and improve the sewerage, waste management system and excavation of the canals near the Kuril flyover to deal with any possible flood.
Sheikh Hasina said environment and afforestation are interlinked. For this reason, she said the government has taken steps for conservation of the existing forests and creating new forests under public and private sectors.
