A day-long butterfly fair was held on the Jahangirnagar University campus on Friday to raise awareness among people about the need to conserve butterflies.
The event was held on the premises of the Zahir Raihan auditorium.
Treasurer Professor Dr Rasheda Akhtar inaugurated the fair as the chief guest at 10:00am.
In her inaugural speech, Professor Rasheda Akhtar said that in order to protect insects and biodiversity, nature, human beings and the social environment must be protected. "Everyone should be aware of this".
The day-long fair featured a drawing competition for children, a photography exhibition, a butterfly exhibition, a butterfly identification competition, a debate and a documentary on butterflies and their habitat.
This year, Md Hasmot Ali, a preservationist from Sirajganj, was conferred the “Butterfly Award-2021” for his contribution towards conserving butterflies.
Besides, the “Butterfly Young Enthusiast-2021 Award” was given to Ashikur Rahman Sami, a student of the Zoology Department of Dhaka University.
The organiser of Butterfly Fair 2021, Prof Md Monwar Hossain, said in order to protect the butterfly, the natural environment has to be saved.
Earlier about 400 species of butterflies were seen in Bangladesh but now that number has declined, he said.
“If people are mindful of nature, the environment will be protected and butterflies will also be protected.”
The Zoology Department of Jahangirnagar University arranged the fair with the slogan "Urley Akashe Projapoti, Prokriti Pay Natun Goti" in association with Cute Ltd, Prokriti O Jibon Foundation, and Channel i.
