DHAKA: The New Year has brought a new cherish for Bangladeshi people which made them eager to have a clean environment following minds of people, politics and other in the society.
The wish came from a voluntary organization named ‘We Want Change (Poriborton Chai)’ which has taken up a program to make such values.
Coordinating people from all walks of life, ‘Poriborton Chai’, has been cleaning the country since 11:00am and it will continue till 1:00pm on Saturday.
Regarding the program, organization chairman Fida Haque told banglanews that they are cleaning their own houses, surroundings, play grounds, roads and so on by removing the rubbish, wastes and other sweeping materials.
Moreover, they are putting those wastes in the nearest dustbins, he added.
Earlier, there was a declaration on the last day of the outgoing year from that organization with the slogan ‘Let us make the country clean.’
The program of the day also includes not only cleaning the environment; social, political and individual life shall also be made clean.
But, they couldn’t hold the program due to the hartal, held on December 31, 2014.
Fida Haque also informed most important objective of this day is that to make commitment one-self henceforth none will throw wastes on the roads and also to encourage others to do the same.
Detailing the program of the day, he also informed that the program of cleaning and creating awareness campaign is being carried at six places of the capital, namely -- Dhaka City Corporation building, North City Corporation office, Rabindra Sorobor of Dhanmondi, Mirpur stadium No 2, Uttara Friends club and Sattola slum area of Mohakhali.
Nevertheless, some 5,000 volunteers are participating in that campaign in Dhaka city and the campaign is also being carried in 40 districts where around 7000 volunteers are participating, informed the organizer.
The campaign has been designed in such a way that it will terminate at the offices of City Corporation or ward commissioners.
As part of the campaign 50 small size dust-bins have been made and were fixed with the light post along roads of City Corporations and around Dhaka University.
Eminent personalities of the country of different professions including Professor Abdullah Abu Sayeed of Biswa Shahittya Kendra, Cricketer Sakib Al Hassan, Musician Ayub Bachchu, Tahsan, actors Bipasha Hayat and Towkir Ahmed are also participating in the campaign.
The program is being supported and aided by Bangla Track, Water Aid, Qubee, Shurjomukhi and World Vision.
The media partners of the program are banglanews24.com, Channel I, the daily Ittefaq, Radio Furti and the New Age.
BDST: 1245 HRS, JAN 03, 2015
