Zubaida proposes environmental start-up fund to protect nature
Tree planting should not remain a routine programme but should instead be transformed into a green revolution
Dr Zubaida Rahman, vice president of the Ziaur Rahman Foundation, today (10 June) proposed an environmental start-up fund, along with the establishment of a green volunteering programme and climate youth fellowship, to strengthen environmental protection efforts in Bangladesh.
Speaking while inaugurating a month-long tree plantation campaign and a science fair in Dhaka University's Curzon Hall area, organised to mark Ziaur Rahman's 45th death anniversary, she said green volunteering can be incorporated into the curriculum to raise environmental awareness among students.
Tree planting should not remain a routine programme but should instead be transformed into a green revolution driven by public participation, bringing economic, social and intergenerational benefits, she added.
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Highlighting the role of science and innovation, Zubaida said those engaged in scientific fields must make effective use of their talents and advance through healthy competition.
New innovations will help fulfil people's aspirations, while scientific innovation will provide solutions to many of our challenges, she added.
She said teachers and students dedicated to scientific inquiry are a source of confidence not only for the nation but for the wider world.
Tomorrow's Bangladesh will move forward on the strength of their ideas and vision, Zubaida said.
