PM to open National Tree Plantation Campaign, Environment Fair on Wednesday

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

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

In the presence of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Secretary Dr Farhina Ahmed revealed the information at a press conference at the Bangladesh Secretariat in the capital.

The Environment Fair is going to 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 9 am to 8 pm every day.

At the inaugural ceremony, the 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 programmes, while newspapers will publish special supplements on the occasion of World Environment Day.

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

Painting competitions for children, debate, essay and slogan competitions will be organised at different institutions marking the day.

Tree fairs will be arranged at national, divisional, zila and upazila levels. Saplings will be distributed at different educational institutions. Key points of Dhaka city will be decorated with banners on the occasion.