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DHAKA, June 17, 2025 (BSS)- The Department of Geography and Environment at Jagannath University (JnU) organized an awareness rally today to mark the World Environment Day 2025 under the global theme 'Beat Plastic Pollution'.
The rally, held on the university campus, began from administrative building and paraded the entire premises.
The event aimed to raise awareness about the danger of plastic pollution and encourage sustainable, eco-friendly practices among students and staff.
The rally saw enthusiastic participation from various quarters of the university including the Dean of the Faculty of Life and Earth Sciences, Professor Dr Mallik Akram Hossain, Chairman of the Department of Geography and Environment, Professor Dr. Mohammad Abdul Quader and the Proctor Professor Dr Muhammad Tazammol Hoque.
Faculty members, students and administrative staff from multiple departments also joined the procession.
Addressing the participants, speakers emphasized the urgent need to combat plastic pollution and highlighted the crucial role of afforestation in environmental conservation.
They called upon everyone to adopt green habits and take individual responsibility for a more sustainable future.
Following the rally, saplings of various eco-friendly tree species were planted at different locations across the campus.
