Nat’l Tree Plantation Campaign begins Wednesday

The ‘National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair-2024’ and ‘Environment Fair’ will begin in the capital on Wednesday, marking the World Environment Day.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the ‘National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair’ and the ‘Environment Fair’ at a function at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Dhaka at 10am on Wednesday.

The World Environment Day is celebrated every year on the June 5 and aims at raising awareness and celebrating environmental action, with a focus this year on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience.

Environment, Forest and Climate Change secretary Dr Farhina Ahmed informed this at a press conference at Bangladesh Secretariat in the capital. Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury was also present there.

She said Environment Fair will be held at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar from June 5 to 11, while the National Tree Plantation Campaign and Tree Fair-2024 from June 5 to July 13. The fairs will remain open from 9am to 8pm every day.

At the inaugural ceremony, Bangabandhu Award for Wildlife Conservation 2023 and 2024, the National Environment Award 2023 and Prime Minister’s National Award for Plantation-2022 and 2023 will be conferred upon the award winners, while cheques will be distributed among the beneficiaries of social afforestation programme.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will open the national tree plantation campaign by planting two saplings of palash and wood-apple.

Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar, and other media including private television channels will air special programme, while newspapers will publish special supplements on the occasion of the World Environment Day.

All educational institutions at district and upazila levels and 100 educational institutions in Dhaka city will observe the environment day.