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PRESIDENT-PM-TREE-PLANTATION
President, PM greet recipients of tree plantation, wildlife conservation
awards
DHAKA, June 19, 2019 (BSS) – President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina today greeted recipients of ‘Prime Ministers National Award for
Tree Plantation-2018’ and ‘Bangabandhu Award for Wildlife Conservation-2019’
and those, who are enjoying profit of social forestry.
In separate messages, they greeted the awardees on the eve of the National
Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair-2019.
Wishing success of the tree fair, they said this year’s theme “Shikkhay
Bon Poribesh, Adhunik Bangladesh (Forest, Ecology in Education: Modern
Bangladesh)” is time-befitting.
In his message, President Hamid said, “Trees are our invaluable asset.
Trees play vital role in ensuring clean air, dealing with adverse effect of
climate change and protecting public life and properties during natural
calamities”.
Effective measures should be taken on priority basis to protect the
forests for the sake of ‘our’ existence, he said, adding highest use of land
should be ensured by planting trees on uncultivated and unused land, rooftop
and roadsides.
In her message, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, “Bangladesh is one of
the mostly populated countries in the world. Increased population is the main
obstacle in protecting the forest region. The government (however) is
committed to meet basic needs of the people through socioeconomic
development”.
The government has taken massive aforestation programmes in treeless,
depletion and marginal lands and coastal regions of the country, she said.
Referring to the government’s different initiatives for development of the
country’s forest areas, the premier said people from all strata will play
effect role by increasing forest resources and preserving environment and
ecology through planting high yielding, climate and environment friendly
saplings collecting from the tree fair.
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