Bangladesh recently held the second meeting of a special government cell formed to implement a nationwide programme to plant 250 million trees over the next five years.
The meeting took place at the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in Dhaka.
Discussions focused on collecting saplings, selecting suitable tree species, identifying region-specific trees based on soil conditions, coordinating activities among ministries and agencies, and ensuring effective monitoring of the programme.
Cell Chairman and Political Adviser to the Prime Minister Nazrul Islam Khan said the tree plantation initiative is one of the government’s priority programmes under the directives of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and the ruling party’s election manifesto.
He said public awareness campaigns would be strengthened to encourage greater public participation in the programme.
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo said the government aims to plant 50 million trees in the first phase by 2026.
He stressed the importance of selecting tree species according to soil type and instructed the Forest Department to implement the recommendations of the technical committee.
