Cleanup drive held at school in Madaripur

Bashundhara Shuvosangho conducted a cleanup drive in Shibchar, Madaripur, to combat environmental pollution and raise awareness about the harmful effects of plastic and polythene.

Organised by the voluntary group's local chapter, the campaign took place Saturday at Bajitpur Hazera Khatun High School and the Shekhpur Bazar area in the upazila.

Volunteers cleared plastic bottles, polythene, and food packaging from school grounds, market roads, and storefronts while urging merchants, students, and pedestrians to curb plastic use and stop littering.

"Building a clean environment is everyone's responsibility," said SM Delwar Hossain, general secretary of Shuvosangho’s Shibchar unit, noting that the organisation also engages youth in education, healthcare, tree plantation, and humanitarian outreach.

Information and Research Secretary Arfin Mohammad Sajib, Assistant Organising Secretary Ishraqur Rahman, and social workers Wahiduzzaman, Mohi Uddin, and Sajib took part in the initiative. Teachers and students of Bajitpur Hazera Khatun High School as well as local residents also joined the effort.