Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan recently underscored the need for developing the habit of using cloth and jute bags as alternatives to polythene to reduce plastic use in daily life.
“Plastic use must be reduced at every level of life, and single-use polythene bags must be eliminated,” she said while exchanging views with students and representatives of environmental organizations at the circuit house in Rajshahi.
Highlighting the environmental damage caused by plastic and polythene, she said the government has already taken various initiatives to encourage people to shift towards sustainable alternatives, said an official release.
She said public engagement is key to achieving success in this regard.
Expressing concern over the ongoing trend of filling ponds, canals, and other water bodies amid urban expansion, she stressed the importance of preserving natural reservoirs for water conservation and maintaining the groundwater level.
