With the theme “Amar Shahor, Amar Desh— Poricchonnotay Bodle Zabe Bangladesh,” Community Bank Bangladesh PLC. organized cleanliness and tree plantation programs under its ‘Community Bank Clean Dhaka Project’ with the aim of building a clean, green and livable Bangladesh.
The programs were held on Saturday at Viqarunnisa Noon School & College and Rajarbagh Police Lines School & College in the capital.
Around 500 students and teachers of the two educational institutions, along with officials and employees of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC participated in the programs.
With the active participation of the students, cleanliness drives were conducted on the premises and surrounding areas of the two institutions, while saplings of different species were also planted.
Dhaka South City Corporation Administrator Md Abdus Salam; Inspector General of Police, Bangladesh and chairman of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC Md Ali Hossain Fakir; Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed; and managing director of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC Mohammed Emtiaz Uddin, along with senior officials of Bangladesh Police, directors of Community Bank, principals of the two educational institutions and other distinguished guests, attended the programs.
Speaking at the event, Inspector General of Police, Bangladesh and chairman of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC Md Ali Hossain Fakir stressed the active role of the younger generation in cleanliness, greenery, tree plantation, personal awareness, drug prevention and maintaining law and order.
“Cleanliness and greenery are among the key prerequisites for a beautiful and livable city. It is not enough to keep roads, streets and our surroundings clean; we must plant more trees to make our cities greener and take care of every tree we plant. A tree not only helps maintain environmental balance, but also ensures clean air, shade and a better environment for future generations,” he said.
Dhaka South City Corporation administrator Md Abdus Salam said: “Nature is behaving adversely because the balance of nature has been disrupted. There is no alternative to planting trees if we want to protect our country and nature.”
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed said: “A collective effort is needed to build a clean Dhaka. It is extremely important to engage the younger generation in such social activities.”
Mohammed Emtiaz Uddin, managing director of Community Bank Bangladesh PLC, emphasized the need to initiate change from within oneself.
As part of efforts to sustain cleanliness practices, 20 dustbins, 20 shovels and 20 brooms were provided to each of the two educational institutions. In addition, 12 fruit-bearing, timber, medicinal and flowering trees were planted at each institution.
Among others, AKM Awlad Hossain, additional IG (Admin), Bangladesh Police and director, Community Bank Bangladesh PLC; Sarder Nurul Amin, additional IG (Special Branch), Bangladesh Police and director; Kazi Md Fazlul Karim, additional IG and rector, Police Staff College and director; Md Kamrul Ahsan, DIG (Confidential), Bangladesh Police and director; Ahmad Muyeed, additional DIG, Bangladesh Police Kallyan Trust and director; Kamrul Hasan Talukdar, inspector, Bangladesh Police and director; Syed Rafiqul Haque, independent director; Syed Rafiqul Haq, independent director, and Mohammed Tofazzul Hussain, independent director, Community Bank Bangladesh PLC, were present at the program.
Also, present were Mazeda Begum, acting principal, Viqarunnisa Noon School & College, and Ahmed Seheli Naznin, acting principal, Rajarbagh Police Lines School & College.