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How Green Was My City
Old timers try to sell us the story of a Dhaka that used to be “rich in nature”. The streets, they say, used to be a sight to behold. Lined with trees of all size and shapes, filled with little ponds and lakes, Dhaka was truly the utopia of nature lovers. It seems like urban legend to many who are used to the congested, smoke-filled roads of the city. We are too busy cutting off our trees and then complaining about the lack of flora in the city to notice why our Dhaka is no longer the nature haven people claim it used to be. In order to save our environment and in turn our own lives, it has become imperative for us to understand the value of trees and learn how to preserve them from total annihilation.
Upashana Salam
Samia Ahmed loves her potted plants. She has set a pretty little garden for herself in the balcony of her three-bedroom apartment. Her children often complain that her plants see more of her than they do. But Samia says…