Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Friday called upon all to come forward towards building a clean and waste-free country by properly managing wastes.
"The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has announced a 100-day work plan to build a clean country. If the people of the country work together with the initiative of the government, it will be possible to build a waste-free country," he told a function in Dhaka..
The function was organized at Manda Haider Ali School and College ground to distribute blankets among the cold-hit people of the area.
Speaking as the chief, Saber Hossain said the Mugda area will be a role model in the capital in terms of cleanliness.
Emphasis will also be given on reducing the use of single use plastic in every area of Dhaka-9 constituency, he added.