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Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTBL) has teamed up with the Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO) to establish plastic-free school campuses across the country.
Initially, the two organisations aim to make 10 school campuses free of plastics in five divisions- Dhaka, Sylhet, Rangpur, Rajshahi and Khulna.
Some 50 students from each school will directly join the programme to make the schools plastic free in one year.
A workshop was held on Sunday in a Dhaka hotel in this regard. Habibun Nahar, deputy minister, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate was the chief guest in the event.
This initiative aims to build second-generation leadership, inform the young generation of the toxicity of plastic, and prepare young students to refuse single-use plastic.
Speaking on the occasion, Habibun Nahar said, “Plastic pollution is one of the major environmental problems in the world. Increasing production and consumption of single-use plastic products are leading to environmental and health problems in the country. This project will help to fight against these problems.”
Shahriar Hossain, secretary general of ESDO said, “This plastic free campus project will be making significant headway in Bangladesh to reduce the use of single-use plastic. We request every-stakeholders to cooperate to implement the project.”
Syed Mahbubur Rahman, managing director and chief executive officer of MTBL, said “In addition to reducing plastic pollution, MTB is also aware of the impacts of climate change on all aspects of the society, including economic, social and environmental. MTBL will continue to contribute to ensuring corporate social responsibility and helping Bangladesh achieve the SDGs.”
Syed Marghub Murshed, chairperson of ESDO, Mohammad Farhadul Islam, chairman of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB), Md Moniruzzaman, additional secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Siddika Sultana, executive director of ESDO also spoke at the event.
