28/05/2024
More than 100 trees had been cut down on both sides of the road in Sugandha Residential Area by the contractor in charge of widening the road. While the local councillor supervised the tree-cutting, neither the councillor nor the contractor took responsibility for their actions.
In another instance Forest Department authorised felling 46 trees, many of which were 100 years old and culturally significant. The plan was recently suspended its plan of cutting trees to construct a ramp for the elevated expressway from Tigerpass to Pologround in the city in the face of public pressure.
With our inaction we are killing our own home and surrendering to natural calamities.
The relentless deforestation happening across Bangladesh persists unchecked