World
Environment day 2006
Prime Minister Khaleda
Zia urged all to come forward to prevent
desertification, alleviate poverty,
achieve affluence and protect the
environment through planting wood,
fruit-bearing, medicinal and Neem
trees under a nationwide campaign.
She made the call
while inaugurating the World Environment
Day 2006, National Tree Plantation
Movement 2006 and National Tree Fair
2006 at Bangladesh-China Friendship
Conference Centre.
The three-month-long drive got off
to a formal start when the World Environment
Day was observed across the globe
with a campaign titled 'Deserts and
Desertification: Don't Desert Dry
Lands'.
The PM urged each
of the families in the country to
plant 10 wood, fruit-bearing and medicinal
plants, including five Neem trees,
this year to save lands and environs
and earn some extras for affluence.
"Let us plant
trees and safeguard our environment.
Plant wood, fruit-bearing, medicinal
and Neem saplings for the sake of
the future generation as well as boosting
individual prosperity and prosperity
of the nation," she said in her
call at the function attended by ministers,
MPs and people of different sections
and professions.
Expressing her belief that sustainable
development is not possible without
proper development and conservation
of the environment, Khaleda urged
concerned agencies to be more vigilant
to ensure fulfilling prerequisites
before undertaking any development
programme. “Before undertaking
any development programme, we must
first determine its impact on the
environment.
Valuable croplands must not be allowed
to be destroyed by industrial effluents.
Air pollution should also not be allowed,”
she said in her directive, adding
that environment and development are
complementary to each other.
Presided over by Environment Minister
Tariqul Islam, the function was also
addressed by Agriculture Minister
MK Anwar, Post and Telecommunications
Minister Barrister Aminul Huq and
State Minister for Environment Jafrul
Islam Chowdhury.
Marking the World Environment Day,
the PM released a commemorative stamp
at the function.
The Prime Minister also distributed
Prime Minister's Tree Planting Award-2005
among recipients in 16 categories.
Every category was selected as first,
second and third position. First position
got a cheque for Tk 20,000, 2nd Tk
15,000 and 3rd Tk 10,000 along with
certificates.
In people's representative category,
LGRD Minister Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan
was adjudged for the first position
while PM's Parliamentary Affairs Advisor
Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Shamsuzzoha
Chowdhury MP jointly second position
and SA Khaleque MP third position.
Rajshahi Mayor Mizanur Rahman Minu
positioned first in the Pourashava
and city corporation category while
Chittagong Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhry
second and Feni Pourashava third.
The awardees received awards from
the Prime Minister.
Later, Khaleda inaugurated a month-long
National Tree Fair 2006 at the National
Parade Squire.. She visited some tree
stalls in the fair. A total of 126
stalls are participating in the fair.
Full
speech - download pdf
Khaleda
Zia
Hon'ble Prime Minister
Government of the People's Republic
of Bangladesh
