Habibur Rahman, Gazipur
A seminar on ‘Save the River’ was held on Saturday at the Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master auditorium in Gazipur Primary Training Institute to create awareness among the youths.
It was jointly organised by the National River Conservation Commission, Bangladesh River Travelers Network, district river conservation committee and Gazipur Shilpokola Academy as the part of special reading circle on river “Asho Nodir Golpo Shuni”.
Additional Deputy Dommissioner of Gazipur (revenue) Moshiur Rahman presided over the seminar while chairman of National River Conservation commission Dr. Mozibur Rahman Hawlader was present as the chief guest. Superintendent engineer of Gazipur City Corporation Mozibur Rahman Kajol, general secretary of the District Corruption Prevention Committee Mukul Kumar Mallik, president and chief researcher of the Bangladesh River travelers network Mohammed Monir Hossain, Deputy Director of Department of the Environment Abdus Salam, head of Bangla Department of Bhawal Badre Alam Government College professor Ashim Bivakor addressed among others.
Dr. Mozibur Rahman Howlader said that strong and resourceful people are occupying different rivers in Bangladesh. They are doing this in the name of development. The river cannot be occupied in the name of development, he added.
He said, these occupations must be prevented. The river is not just occupying, it is being polluted. The river is our main living entity. Without the river, nature will not remain safe, nothing will remain safe. In order to protect the river from occupation and pollution, we should take planned urbanization and industrialization measures. Future generations will not survive if the river is not properly protected, he added.
