The Bangladesh Tree Planting Association organised a massive tree planting in which 2 lakh saplings were planted across 200 miles coast from Teknaf's Saint Martin to Shahebkhali at Mirsarai in Chittagong in one hour on Saturday.
Through the programme, the association has reached the door of the Guinness World Records.
About 7,000 people, including 79 union council chairmen, 711 ward members, 8 city corporation councillors, joined the programme in 11 upazilas of Cox's Bazar and Chittagong.
Ratanpur Steel Re-rolling Mills was the event partner.
State minister of environment and forest Hasan Mahmud, former adviser to the caretaker government Hossain Zillur Rahman, Chittagong mayor Monjur Alam, lawmaker Abul Kashem, Cox's Bazar deputy commissioner Joynul Bari, Bangladesh Environment Forum president M Edrish Ali and RSRM chairman M Rahman also took part in the tree planting programme.
Source : New Age
