Food Stocks Up by 1.5 Lakh Tonnes in the Government's Six Months
Bangladesh's public food grain stock has risen by 148,484 tonnes since the BNP government took office, reaching 23.59 lakh tonnes on 9 September.
Bangladesh's public food grain stock has risen by 148,484 tonnes since the BNP government took office, reaching 23.59 lakh tonnes on 9 September.
BNP acting secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said the party is working extensively against the dangers of climate change as it launched a nationwide tree planting drive.
A cleanliness drive, fruit tree planting and dengue awareness campaign were held at Dhaka University's Institute of Social Welfare and Research to mark the BNP's 48th founding anniversary.
Prime Minister and BNP chairman Tarique Rahman planted a tree at Zia Udyan in Dhaka to mark the 48th founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has formed a 14-member advisory pool to help implement the programme to plant 25 crore trees in five years.
EnvironmentOpening a Chattogram city BNP tree-planting programme at the Zia Memorial Museum on 30 July 2026, convener and MP Ershad Ullah urged every citizen to plant at least one tree and take care of it.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has renewed the government's pledge to build a green, climate-resilient Bangladesh, giving development and conservation equal importance.
Marking the 45th death anniversary of former President Ziaur Rahman, ZRF vice-president Dr Zubaida Rahman opened a month-long tree-planting programme and a science fair in search of future scientists.
Most schools and colleges missed the deadline to send land and sapling needs for a 25 crore tree-planting programme, delaying the plan.
Hundreds of trees planted under social forestry along a Faridpur canal have been felled during re-excavation, and officials and a BNP leader blame each other.
An auction of temporary cattle market leases in Purbadhala, Netrokona, was halted after BNP and Jamaat activists scuffled.
Leaders of the BNP and its affiliates are accused of controlling the leasing of Bogura's cattle markets before Eid-ul-Azha by managing rival bidders and filing single tenders.
The government's farmer card is a promising initiative, but its success will depend on transparent implementation that reaches genuine farmers, a columnist writes.