Tree Plantation Program Under the Joint Auspices of Green University of Bangladesh and Bangladesh Air Force

On the one hard, natural disasters, tidal surge, flood, draught, river erosion, excessive ice-melting, huge dunes and on the other hand, man-made kilns, wastage  and smoke from factories, smoke from vehicles, careless dumping of garbage here and there have caused  immense harm to the global environment. Our life is being affected adversely with the rise of greenhouse effect. Water pollution has caused immense threats to the aquatic animals and plants. Reduction of oxygen and increase of carbon-di-oxide have caused adverse effect on human life and civilization. To save our globe from these adverse effects, tree plantation, its preservation and nourishment have no alternative. Trees gives us flowers, fruits, timber and above all, help us survive as the oxygen factory. Different Govt. and non-Govt. institutions NGOs, different samiti for preservation of ecological balance, let alone the Educational Institution, are coming forward with a galaxy of program for tree plantation. With this aim in view, Green University of Bangladesh in collaboration with Bangladesh Air Force organized a tree plantation program on the 17^th day of August 2015, at 10:00 am at Old Airport  of the Capital. Green University of Bangladesh offered Bangladesh Air Force 1400 saplings of Coconut, Lychee, Amrapali, Mehagoni, Nim, Telsur, Amloki, Gamari and Teak as gifts. Prof. Dr. Md. Golam Samdani Fakir, Honorable Vice Chancellor of GUB handed over these saplings to Air Vice Marshal Mr.Abul Bashar, 2^nd in command of Bangladesh Air Force. To inaugurate this program, Prof. Dr. Md. Golam Samdani Fakir and Air Vice Marshal Mr. Abul Bashar Jointly Planted a sapling. The Treasurer of Green University of Bangladesh, Md. Shahidullah, some faculty members, some students of Green University of  Bangladesh and some high official of Bangladesh Air Force took part in this tree plantation program. Afterwards in a discussion meeting organized at Bangladesh Air Force Auditorium, Air Vice Marshal Mr. Abdul Bashar thanked Green University of Bangladesh for organizing and supporting such a noble initiative as tree plantation. He mentioned in his speech that unplanned urbanization and the unsafe disposal of toxic waste by mills and factories are directly causing serious environmental pollution and global warming at present in Bangladesh. In order to save ourselves from the adverse effects of climate change, we have  to encourage different social movements including tree plantation. In remembrance of the memory of Bangladesh Air Force’s glorious contribution during the liberation war of Bangladesh, Prof. Dr. Md. Golam Samdani Fakir stated that Bangladesh Air Force is ever vigilant and untiring in their efforts to safeguard the airspace of Bangladesh, just the way they did during the War of Independence. As the university currently owns no land for planting trees, the Honorable Vice Chancellor paid his gratitude to Bangladesh Air Force for their kind co-operation and hoped that in future it would continue. He added that Green University students are participating in different social works through 17 clubs, along with their academic activities. Especially Green Blood club has built a milestone as they donated blood to almost 2500 people. He also said “From the very beginning of the University, our students are participating in various social activities including tree plantation as they believe in the slogan, 'Where there is nature, there should be trees' and we believe they will implement their knowledge in their life ahead.”