Staff Reporter
Environment Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan has announced that a new law is being formulated to protect trees, which will include special provisions against using nails for advertisements. She emphasized the need for public cooperation to stop this harmful practice. Once the law is enacted, violators will face penalties.
She made these remarks while inaugurating a tree protection campaign by removing nails from trees on the road adjacent to the south gate of Abahani Field in the capital today. She stated that trees supply oxygen to the environment, and driving nails into them disrupts their growth, ultimately leading to their death. Such actions harm the environment.
The Advisor also urged everyone to refrain from using fireworks and firecrackers that cause noise and air pollution on New Year’s Eve. She added that mobile courts under the Ministry of Environment will operate tonight to protect public health and biodiversity.
At another event, the Environment Advisor attended an orientation workshop for executive magistrates involved in mobile court operations. She directed them to take stringent measures against those responsible for air pollution.