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RANGPUR, July 17, 2026 (BSS) - At an event, officials and experts have called
for planting more and more trees to preserve the balance of the environment
and build a green Bangladesh and a livable world for future generations.

They made the call at the inaugural ceremony of the fortnight long divisional
tree plantation campaign and tree fair- 2026 held at the Rangpur Zilla School
Ground on Friday afternoon.
 
The District Administration and the Social Forestry Department jointly
organized the event where various nurseries, forest and agriculture-based
organizations displayed their 65 stalls.
 
The fair will run from 10 am to 8 pm every day.

Divisional Director of the Local Government Division Md Abu Jafar inaugurated
the fair by cutting a ribbon and releasing balloons as the chief guest.
 
Rangpur Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Ruhul Amin presided over the programme.
 
The chief guest said that although about 25 percent of the country's total
land area should be forested, that target has not been achieved at present.
 
Although there were once many trees in the country, the number of trees has
decreased significantly due to the construction of houses and various
developmental activities.
 
The present government has taken an initiative to plant 250 million trees to
build a green Bangladesh through tree plantation.

"I urge everyone to participate in the tree plantation programme from their
respective positions to make the government initiative a success," he said.
 
Highlighting the importance of tree fairs, he said that such fairs play an
important role in increasing the interest and awareness of tree plantation
among people of different classes and professions, including students.
 

He said, "Human life cannot be imagined without trees. Trees provide us with
oxygen, keep the environment clean and make a vital contribution to
maintaining the climate balance.
 
The rainy season is the most suitable time for tree plantation. For this,
more fruit, forest and medicinal trees should be planted during this time.
 
"However, it is not enough to just plant trees, but their proper care and
conservation should also be ensured. Only then will it be possible to get the
real benefits of the tree plantation programme," he said.
 
Rangpur-5 Constituency MP Professor Golam Rabbani, Rangpur Social Forest
Division Divisional Forest Officer Md Nurul Islam, Police Superintendent
Mohammad Mozammel Haque, Rangpur Metropolitan Police Deputy Police
Commissioner (DB) Sanatan Chakraborty and Rangpur Zilla School Headmaster
Abul Kalam Azad also delivered speeches.
 
Later, saplings were distributed among the students.
 
Students, teachers, officials, nursery owners and journalists from various
educational institutions were present.