Agriculture Minister and Awami League Presidium member Dr. Md. Abdur Razzak said that 5 lakh saplings of 51 types of fruit and forest trees will be planted in Raojan upazila this year. Earlier, 20 lakh saplings were planted in the last 10 years.
The minister said these while speaking as chief guest at the inauguration ceremony of 5 lakh tree sapling distribution and planting program this year at the initiative of local Member of Parliament ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury at Raojan Government College ground in Chattogram on Monday.
He urges everyone to come forward to plant trees, the minister said that people all over the world are now afraid of rising temperatures and climate change. The political leaders of the world, civil society, scientists are all calling for reducing the global temperature to save the earth, talking about planting trees in almost all forums. He said that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has turned tree plantation into a social movement in the country.
The minister also said that no force can thwart the election. The next election will be fair and beautiful under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He said that BNP wants to create anarchy in the country ahead of the elections. These movements of BNP will be counted as terrorism.
‘In 2008, very fair and fair elections were held. BNP did not accept that either. For the last 14 years BNP has been singing the same chorus and going on strikes and agitations.
Now there is fear of strike again. Awami League is a well-organized and strong party. Awami League has the strength to face BNP. Awami League leaders and activists are ready to face the terror of BNP.’
Regarding the dialogue, the minister said, before the discussion, BNP must admit that they will come to the elections, the elections will be held in the light of the constitution and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will remain in power. Only then can we think about the discussion.
The tree plantation program was inaugurated by ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury, a 5-time national award winner in the category of agriculture, fisheries and plantation, local Member of Parliament and president of the parliamentary standing committee on railway ministry.
Chattogram Deputy Commissioner Abul Basar Mohammad Fakhruzzaman, Raojan Upazila Parishad Chairman Ehechanul Haidar Chowdhury, Municipal Mayor Zamir Uddin Parvez, Upazila Executive Officer Abdus Samad Shikdar, Upazila Awami League President Kazi Abdul Wahab spoke on the occasion.
