KDA Chairman SM Shafiqul Alam Mona inaugurates tree plantation drives in Khulna, stressing environmental protection and planned urbanisation. Photo : BSS

KHULNA, July 24, 2026 (BSS) – Khulna Development Authority (KDA) Chairman Advocate SM Shafiqul Alam Mona today said Prime Minister TariqueRahman has attached special importance to environmental protection and planned urbanisation across the country.

Speaking at separate tree plantation programmes in Khulna, he said tree plantation is not merely a ceremonial or government initiative but a national movement to protect the environment.

Mona said the KDA is working to support the implementation of the Prime Minister's programme to plant 250 million trees over five years.

He urged people from all walks of life to participate in tree plantation to help mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change and reduce rising temperatures in the Khulna region.

He also stressed that planting saplings alone is not enough, calling on everyone to ensure proper care and maintenance of the trees to preserve ecological balance.

The KDA chairman was inaugurating tree plantation drives organised by the Khulna city unit of Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal along the Khulna-Koia Road and by Ward No. 22 Jubo Dal at Abu Sufian Madrasa premises in Notun Bazar this afternoon.

He called for a united effort involving grassroots people and farmers to build a greener and more prosperous Bangladesh.

Leaders and activists of the Krishak Dal attended the roadside plantation programme, while Khulna city Jubo Dal Convener Abdul Aziz Sumon and Member Secretary Robiul Islam Rubel, among others, were present at the second programme.

A special prayer was offered at the end of the event, seeking eternal peace for the departed souls of former President Ziaur Rahman, BirUttam, former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, younger son Arafat Rahman Koko, as well as peace, prosperity and welfare for the country and the people of the Khulna region.