International Ozone Day today
Bss, Dhaka
The International Ozone Day will be observed in the country as elsewhere across the world today as part of the global effort to create mass awareness about the ozone layer depletion and its consequences.Bangladesh has been observing the day since 1995 along with other member countries of the United Nations. The ozone layer protects the planet from ultraviolet radiation, which at high levels poses a number of dangers, including increased risk of skin cancer and cataracts. Scientists first marked the decline in the stratospheric ozone over Antarctica in 1986. The theme of this year's International Ozone Day is: Protect the Ozone Layer, Save Life on Earth. President Iajuddin Ahmed and Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in separate messages urged all to put in their best efforts in making a success the global endeavours to stop the ozone layer depletion.
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