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The army chief inaugurated the tree plantation campaign


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  • Staff Correspondent
  • Published: 09 Jun 2024, 08:20 PM

Bangladesh Army's 'Afforestation Campaign 2024' inaugurated by Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed.

On this occasion, on Sunday (June 9), the inauguration of the tree plantation program was announced simultaneously through video teleconference (VTC) in all cantonments and DOHS areas of the country, including Dhaka, in Shahid Moinul Road area of ​​Army Chief Dhaka Cantonment.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon everyone to plant at least three trees around their homesteads and office spaces to protect the environment at the opening ceremony of the National Tree Planting Campaign and Tree Fair-2024 on June 5 under the motto 'Decorate the country with trees, enrich Bangladesh'.

For that purpose, in Bangladesh Army's Tree Planting Campaign-2024, all cantonments, training areas, firing range areas, DOHS areas and Jalsindi housing project areas will be planted with beautifying trees including fruit, forest and medicinal trees, which will continue till September 5.

The main purpose of this tree planting program is to encourage everyone to plant trees with the aim of increasing the forest resources of the country and protecting the ecological balance.

At that time, senior army officers, JCOs and other rank-and-file army personnel from the headquarters and Dhaka region were present.

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