Tree saplings distributed among students in Sunamganj

Bashundhara Tissue and Bashundhara Shuvosangho distributed tree saplings among students in Bishwamvarpur upazila of Sunamganj on Thursday.

More than 100 students received fruit-bearing, medicinal and other varieties of saplings during the programme held at Chinakandi Government Primary School in Dhanpur union.

Organisers also planted saplings on the school premises as part of the initiative.

Among those present were Bashundhara Shuvosangho Bishwamvarpur upazila unit President Jahangir Alam Bhuiyan, General Secretary Shah Alam, Chinakandi Government Primary School Head Teacher ABM Shahidul Islam Akik, Chinakandi Bazar Committee General Secretary Abdul Khalek Bacchu, Mufti Abul Hasan, Bashundhara Shuvosangho Vice-President Susmita Hajong, Joint General Secretary Kamal Hossain, Rijila Hajong, Shapla Hajong, Organising Secretary Sohel Ahmed Saju, Office Secretary Sumon Mia, Sports Secretary Md Mobarak Hossain, Planning and Development Secretary Sangeeta Devi, Event Secretary Sabita Devi, member Rasmita Hajong, and other leaders, alongside students.

Head Teacher ABM Shahidul Islam Akik thanked Bashundhara Shuvosangho for distributing tree saplings among young students and expressed hope that similar programmes would be extended to every school in the upazila.

Fifth-grade student Sidratul Muntaha Soumin said the students were delighted to receive the saplings and pledged to plant and nurture them at their homes.

Abdul Khalek Bacchu, general secretary of the Chinakandi Bazar Committee, said trees play a vital role in protecting nature, the environment and biodiversity.

He praised the initiative for encouraging children to take part in tree planting and environmental conservation from an early age.