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ENVIORNMENT-DAY
World Environment Day observed
DHAKA, June 20, 2019 (BSS) -With the slogan ‘Beat Air Pollution’, the World
Environment Day was observed across the country with much enthusiasm as
elsewhere the globe today.
To mark the day a colorful procession was carried out in Brahmanbaria town.
District administration and the Department of Environment organised the
procession in morning.
Later, a discussion was held at the Alauddin Shongitangon in the town.
Deputy Director of Local Government Division Durray Shahnawaz took part in
the discussion as the chief guest.
In Chuadanga, a procession paraded different streets of the town marking
the day. A discussion on environment was also held at the conference room of
the Deputy Commissioner. Deputy Commissioner Gopal Chandra Das was present at
the discussion as the chief guest.
The day was also observed in Nilphamari. On the occasion, a procession
paraded various streets in the town. A discussion was also organised in the
town. Speakers, at the meeting, urged people to plant more trees for beating
air pollution.
In Kurigram, a colorful procession was brought out in the town on the
occasion of World Environment Day. A discussion was also held at the
conference room of the Deputy Commissioner of Kurigram. Deputy Commissioner
Sultana Parveen and Sadar UNO Nilufa Yasmin, among others, spoke on the
occasion.
The World Environment Day was also observed in Bogura, Panchagarh,
Dinajpur and Narail in befitting manner.
World Environment Day was established by the UN General Assembly on the
first day of the Stockholm Conference on the human environment, resulting
from discussions on the integration of human interactions and the
environment.
BSS/CORR/PI/RY/1755 hrs