Khulna Division Additional Commissioner Hussain Shawkat today inaugurated the plastic and polythene waste cleaning drive at the city's C&B Colony playground. Photo : BSS

KHULNA, Jan 27, 2025 (BSS)- A cleanliness campaign has been launched in the 
city aimed at making it free from the wastes of plastic and polythene.

World Vision, a non-government development organisation, will conduct the 
campaign with the theme of "Building healthy Khulna city through ensuring 
proper management of plastic and polythene wastes".

Additional Commissioner of Khulna Division Hussain Shawkat opened the 
campaign at C&B Colony playground in the city calling all concerned to make 
the campaign a total success.

With Secretary of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) Sharif Asif Rahman in the 
chair, the opening ceremony was addressed, among others, by Director of the 
Department of Environment (DoE) Sadiqul Islam, KCC Chief Waste Management 
Officer Engineer Abdul Aziz and Chief Health Officer Dr Sharif Shammiul 
Islam.

Additional Commissioner Hussain Shawkat urged all the city dwellers to be 
united to build the city as environment-friendly and beautiful.
 
The campaign will be conducted in all roads, markets, colonies, bus stands, 
educational institutions and other densely populated areas for making those 
clean, disaster-resilient, green and healthy.