Protect rivers to save future generations

Participants at a rally urged the government to protect rivers to save the future generations, marking International Day of Action for Rivers yesterday.

They made the demand under the banner of "Nadipare Nadipremi Samabesh" at Chandni Ghat of the river Surma in Sylhet city in the morning. The rally was jointly organised by Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon (Bapa) and Surma River Waterkeeper.

In the rally, speakers said rivers are a vital part of the nature and solely related to the existence of civilisation; but people are now detached from the natural entity.

They urged demanded that all rivers be protected from pollution, destruction and grabbing in order to the save the nature.

During the rally, Prof Nazia Chowdhury, vice president of Bapa Sylhet chapter and a professor of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, placed a 10-point demand to save the country's rivers.

Dr Ilias Uddin Biswas, vice-chancellor of North East University Bangladesh, was present as the chief guest.