A human chain was formed in Bagerhat on Monday (21 August) morning under the theme "My river is my life, save the river to save the country".
The human chain was formed by the Green Youth Forum Bagerhat and Initiative for Right View (IRV) on the banks of the Bhairab river in Jatrapur union of Bagerhat sadar upazila.
Bagerhat Poribesh Surokkhay Nagorik Comittee General Secretary Mahbubur Rahman Liton, Member Sheikh Abdul Ghani, IRV Field Coordinator Hasan Mahmud Jasim, Youth Members Sheikh Alimuzzaman and Sheikh Saikat Ali, among others, spoke on the occasion.
Mahbubur Rahman Liton said, "Many rivers, canals and government water bodies of Bagerhat are in the possession of influential people. If these rivers are not rescued, it will be difficult to maintain the balance of the environment."
If rivers are destroyed, many people will lose their livelihoods, he added.
Speakers in the human chain stressed the need of increased government efforts and policies as well as co-operation of different stakeholders of the society to protect rivers to save the eco system.
“Rivers are vital life-line for humankind. We are dependent on river and water ways in many ways. So, to save ourselves, we have to protect rivers and water ways,” they said.
