Amir Khosru Opens Ctg tree fair
Staff Correspondent, Ctg
Former commerce minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury MP inaugurated a 10-day tree fair at Laldighi Moidan in the port city on Friday. Speaking on the occasion he called for making the government's tree plantation movement a success to attain 25 per cent afforestation of the country's area by 2015 to maintain ecological balance. The Department of Forest arranged the fair. Speaking on the occasion, State Minister for Forest and Environ-ment Jafrul Islam Chowdhury urged the people to avail the government's social afforestation programme to alleviate poverty. Chittagong Divisional Commissioner Ashraful Moqbul and Additional Deputy Commissioner SM Abu Taher also addressed the function chaired by Forest Conservator Abdul Motaleb.
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