Students save old Mahoganies

Protest by students has forced authorities of a school in Natore district to shelve their plan of selling Mahogany trees that dotted the school’s landscape for over two decades. Students of Bagatiparha Pilot High School have literally held on to the trunks of the twelve 26-year-old trees that stood on the southern fringe of the school premises. The authorities had planned to auction the Mahoganies to set up shops in their place. The students also formed a human chain on the street in front of their school holding festoons that read – "We want to save these trees! We won't let them die!" The authorities’ decision to sell the trees is against our wishes, said 'Kiron', 'Motalib' and 'Abir', students of the school. "We play under the shades of these trees during our off time," said Kiron. The trees protect students from the sun, he said. "This is a private school," said assistant headmaster Abdus Salam. "I work under the school's management committee. Please don't ask me for a comment," he said, according to bdnews24.com.