Cleanliness drive held in Barguna to promote hygiene

Students and local volunteers carried out an hour-long cleanliness campaign at Putiakhali Adarsha Secondary School in Betagi upazila of Barguna on Wednesday to foster hygienic practices and a healthy academic environment.

The initiative aimed at encouraging responsible waste disposal, preserving campus cleanliness, and instilling sanitation habits among learners.

During the drive, participating students swept classrooms, verandas, playgrounds, and adjacent school grounds. They cleared scattered paper, discarded polythene, and plastic bottles, shifting all waste to designated disposal bins.

The participants also drained stagnant water from various corners of the school compound to destroy potential mosquito breeding habitats and reduce the risk of vector-borne illnesses.

Speakers at the event underscored that schools are not merely centres for academic instruction, but foundational spaces for developing responsible citizenship.

They noted that maintaining personal, institutional, and environmental hygiene is an ongoing civic duty that substantially lowers public health hazards, particularly during monsoon and post-monsoon periods.

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Putiakhali Adarsha Secondary School unit of Bashundhara Shuvosangho president Mehedi Hasan said engaging students in constructive social service builds civic responsibility and encourages them to champion hygiene practices within their families and communities.

Swapan Kumar Dhali, upazila correspondent of Kaler Kantho and adviser of Shuvoangho’s Betagi unit, emphasised that sanitation must be cultivated as a daily habit rather than a one-off programme, noting that early student engagement fosters widespread community-level awareness.

The participating students pledged to keep their classrooms and campus tidy while encouraging their peers to take part in regular sanitation drives.