Army undertakes massive tree plantation campaign
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Bangladesh Army have undertaken a massive programme to make the National Tree Plantation Campaign-2008 a success, reports UNB.
Quarter Master General of Bangladesh Army Lt Gen M Jahangir Alam Choudhury formally inaugurated the tree plantation campaign of Bangladesh Army by planting a palm sapling beside Army Central Mosque Sunday.
Senior army officers were present on the occasion. Later, he offered munajat seeking success of the campaign, said an ISPR press release.
This year, the Bangladesh Army have chalked out a massive programme for planting saplings in army establishments throughout the country. In addition, as part of government initiative to make the capital a green city, army have undertaken special tree plantation drive in the city's military outfits, which includes 21,000 saplings of fruit, timber and medicinal species.
Bangladesh Army, one of the pioneers in National Tree Plantation Campaign, have been planting, nursing and conserving the saplings successfully in the country.
Greenery environment created by the numerous trees in the cantonments across the country has been appreciated by the citizens as well as by ecologists.
Bangladesh Army has received national awards in previous years in recognition of its contribution to enhancing forest resources of the country.
Quarter Master General of Bangladesh Army Lt Gen M Jahangir Alam Choudhury formally inaugurated the tree plantation campaign of Bangladesh Army by planting a palm sapling beside Army Central Mosque Sunday.
Senior army officers were present on the occasion. Later, he offered munajat seeking success of the campaign, said an ISPR press release.
This year, the Bangladesh Army have chalked out a massive programme for planting saplings in army establishments throughout the country. In addition, as part of government initiative to make the capital a green city, army have undertaken special tree plantation drive in the city's military outfits, which includes 21,000 saplings of fruit, timber and medicinal species.
Bangladesh Army, one of the pioneers in National Tree Plantation Campaign, have been planting, nursing and conserving the saplings successfully in the country.
Greenery environment created by the numerous trees in the cantonments across the country has been appreciated by the citizens as well as by ecologists.
Bangladesh Army has received national awards in previous years in recognition of its contribution to enhancing forest resources of the country.