EnvironmentLaunching a tree-planting drive in more than 29,000 secondary institutions on 29 June 2026, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told the story of neem trees on the plain of Arafat and asked students to plant at least one tree a year.
Dhaka South City Corporation administrator Md Abdus Salam has declared a second war against climate change, with a plan to plant three lakh trees in the city corporation area over five years.
Chattogram City Corporation is carrying out a programme to plant 10 lakh trees in the city, Mayor Dr Shahadat Hossain has said.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has stressed planting trees that suit local soil and environment, ahead of the launch of a five-year programme to plant 25 crore trees.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman held a meeting on improving the living standards of the country's salt farmers, with emphasis on fair prices for their salt.
EnvironmentOn 29 April 2026 Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told parliament the government had adopted 12 measures to make Dhaka a "clean and green city", from greening and waste management in the two city corporations to a Matuail landfill plan, electric buses, brick kiln curbs and river pollution monitoring.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the agriculture and disaster management and relief ministries to help people hit by recent hailstorms and flash floods during the ongoing holiday.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman came to work at the Prime Minister's Office in Tejgaon for the first time and planted a swarnachampa sapling there.
The Bangladesh government has sent 140 kg of mangoes to Kolkata by bus as a gift for the Indian prime minister.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sent 500 kg of gifts, including Haribhanga mangoes, hilsa and sweets, to Tripura chief minister Dr Manik Saha through Akhaura land port.
Referring to the 1974 famine and the killings of 15 August, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said some people are still making the same attempt.
Akash Kali Das, known as 'Pakhibandhu' (friend of birds) in Koitola village of Pabna's Bera upazila, has received the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Award 2024.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged everyone to plant trees for shade and fruit, and said 8 crore 38 lakh saplings will be planted this year.
