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One Lakh Palm Saplings to Be Planted Across the Country
A campaign to plant one lakh palmyra saplings across Bangladesh to curb lightning deaths and protect the climate and biodiversity was launched in Rajshahi with 1,000 saplings.
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Tree plantation
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Saplings From PM's Tree-Planting Programme Allegedly Destroyed With Pesticide
Betel nut saplings planted beside a village road in Burichang, Cumilla, under the Prime Minister's tree-planting programme were allegedly killed with pesticide, and a complaint has been filed with police.
Environment
Deputy Speaker Replants Saplings Where Vandals Uprooted Them in Netrokona
Deputy Speaker Barrister Kaiser Kamal replanted saplings at Bamoni on the Kalmakanda-Thakurakona road in Netrokona where miscreants had uprooted earlier plantings.
Environment
Palm Saplings Planted at RUET to Reduce Lightning Risk
The Rajshahi divisional committee of the ICT Employee Society of Bangladesh planted palm saplings at the RUET gate to reduce the growing risk of lightning and protect climate and biodiversity.
Environment
14-Member Advisory Pool Formed for 25 Crore Tree-Planting Drive
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.
Environment
Day-Long Tree Planting Programme at Dhaka University for a Green Campus
A day-long tree planting programme was held at Dhaka University's Curzon Hall area, with saplings distributed to representatives of the residential halls.
Agrotech
Can Technology Protect Bangladesh's Farmers From Lightning?
With lightning deaths rising, the writer argues that lightning arrester towers in haor fields would protect farmers far sooner than planting palm trees.
Environment
Together We Will Make Dhaka a Green City: DNCC Administrator
Dhaka North City Corporation administrator Shafiqul Islam Khan, launching a tree planting programme in Uttara, said the city will be made clean and green with everyone's cooperation.
Crops
Young People in Jhenaidah Plant Trees to Protect Nature's Balance
A local youth volunteer group planted more than 200 betel nut saplings along a road in Kumrabaria village, Jhenaidah, to raise awareness of climate change and protect the natural balance.
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How the Palm Tree Protects Nature
The palmyra palm, which lives for more than a century, helps protect against lightning, shelters birds, supplies food, crafts and building material, and is easy to plant on high ground.
Environment
Waste Cleared from Both Sides of Aminbazar Highway, Trees Being Planted
The Aminbazar-Hemayetpur stretch of the Dhaka-Aricha highway, blighted by rubbish and stench for nearly two decades, is being cleared and planted with trees.
Environment
Plant Native Trees to Tackle Pollution, Dhaka University VC Urges
Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr A B M Obaidul Islam called for planting more native tree species to tackle the capital's growing pollution at a campus tree planting drive.
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Headteacher Suspended After Pupils Planted Branches Instead of Saplings
An acting headteacher in Kaukhali upazila has been suspended for having pupils plant tree branches instead of saplings during a government tree-planting programme.