Govt working for more afforestation, environmental development: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday stated the federal government is working for extra afforestaion to make the nation greener and guarantee environmental improvement.

“We’re finishing up a social forestry marketing campaign alongside the work of gardening and tree plantation at folks’s properties throughout the nation,” she stated.

The Premier made this comment whereas inaugurating the Tree Plantation Marketing campaign organized by Bangladesh Krishok League at her official residence Ganabhaban.

She stated, “We wish our afforestation would enhance alongside making certain environmental improvement in such methods . . . and our nation would set an instance globally.”

Sheikh Hasina together with her daughter Saima Wazed Putul planted two saplings on Ganabhaban premise.

The Prime Minister, additionally the President of ruling Celebration Awami League, requested all affiliate our bodies of her occasion together with Krishok League, Jubo League, Sechwasebak League, Chhatra League, Mohila Awami League, Bangabandhu Awami Ainjibi Parishad in addition to leaders, activists, supporters and properly wishers of Awami League and the individuals who imagine in Mujib’s ideology to plant at the least three bushes.

“I urged all of you to plant a timber, a fruit bearing and an natural tree,” she stated, mentioning that the tree would return financial worth and shield the surroundings in addition to present diet.

Sheikh Hasina stated since 1983, Awami League and its affiliate our bodies have been planting bushes in Pohela Ashar (beginning of the wet season) with the initiative of Bangladesh Krishok League.

She additionally expressed her optimism on an enormous tree plantation this 12 months.

The Prime Minister stated her authorities desires to hold out the nation’s financial improvement retaining the surroundings secure and making the inexperienced Bangla greener.

“Our all efforts are for that improvement,” she stated, referring to her authorities’s endeavor of elevating afforestation to 22 p.c from solely 7 p.c in 1996.

She stated Awami League following the footsteps of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who made the nation impartial, at all times works for the welfare of the nation and its folks.

“We wish to construct the nation with the ideology of Bangabandhu and spirit of Liberation Battle,” she added.

Bangladesh Krishok League President Samir Chandra and Basic Secretary Umme Kulsum, amongst others, have been current.

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