President Iajuddin Ahmed asked all to plant more and more trees and nurture those to enhance forest resources and create a balanced environment, as ecological imbalance poses a threat to human existence, reports UNB.
The President made the call while inaugurating tree-planting programme at Bangabhaban as part of the three-month-long countrywide tree-planting programme.
"Tree is friend to nature and humans. Oxygen, the most important component of living, comes from trees. We get some basic elements like food, cloths, home, treatment and employment from trees," he said.
He cited researchers' opinion that the ice of polar areas is melting increasingly, prompting sea-level rise.
"Low-lying areas of the world, including Bangladesh, would be flooded due to rise of sea level. Rise of sea level due to global warming is a great challenge to Bangladesh. We should plant more trees to check global warming and reduce use of harmful gases, including CFC," he said.
President asks all to plant more trees
FE Team | Published: June 26, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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