Army Chief inaugurates ‘Bangladesh Army Tree Plantation Campaign-2026’
Chief of Army Staff
General Waker-Uz-Zaman today (16 July) inaugurated the 'Bangladesh Army Tree
Plantation Campaign-2026' by planting a sapling at Nirjhar Residential Area in
Dhaka Cantonment.
The
Army Chief highlighted the importance of tree plantation in protecting the
environment, maintaining ecological balance and building a greener and more
sustainable Bangladesh, said a press release of Inter Services Public Relations
(ISPR) Directorate this afternoon.
It
said tree plantation programmes are also being observed simultaneously at all
cantonments, Defence Officers Housing Scheme (DOHS) areas and Jalsiri Housing
Project sites across the country.
With the theme, "Brikkhoropone Sajai Desh, Sobar Age Bangladesh (Let's
decorate the country through tree plantation, Bangladesh first)", the
programme is being conducted.
As
part of the campaign, fruit-bearing, timber and medicinal trees, along with
ornamental plants, will be planted at suitable locations in all cantonments,
DOHS areas and Jalsiri Housing Project areas.
The
campaign would continue until the last week of September 2026, the ISPR added.
