Weeklong tree fair begins in Lakshmipur

A weeklong tree fair began on the premises of the district stadium in Lakshmipur  on Thursday morning.

District Administration and Forest Department jointly arranged the fair that was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md Anwar Hossain Akand as the chief guest.

On the occasion of the day, a colourful rally was brought out from the premises of the district stadium and ended at the Zila Shilpakala Academy.

After the rally, a discussion was also held at the Zila Shilpakala Academy Auditorium with Divisional Forest Officer (Noakhali) Md Farid Miah in the chair.

Superintendent of Police Dr AHM Kamruzzaman, Additional District Commissioner (General) Mohammad Noor Alam, Mayor of Lakshmipur  Municipality Mozammel Haider Masum Bhuiyan, Assistant Conservator of Forests Department Firoz Alam, District Education Officer Md Abdul Matin, among others, were present on the occasion.

The speakers underscored the need for planting more trees at the homesteads and open spaces to protect the environment from its degradation and to save the country from the catastrophe of climate-change side by side mitigating the nutritional and wood demand.

A total of 100 stalls with seedlings of various species of fruit, forest and medicinal plants have been set up on the fair premises. The tree fair will continue till next August 3.