The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has launched a tree-planting programme across its export processing zones as part of its commitment to environmentally friendly and sustainable industrialisation and in support of the government’s national campaign to plant 250 million trees over the next five years, the authority said in a press release.
The programme was inaugurated on Wednesday during a visit to Dhaka EPZ by BEPZA Executive Chairman Major General Mohammad Moazzem Hossain, ndc, afwc, psc, G, MPhil, who planted a bakul (Spanish cherry) sapling to mark the launch of the initiative.
According to the press release, the programme forms part of BEPZA’s ongoing efforts to promote decarbonisation, develop green industrial zones and advance sustainable industrial development.
The tree-planting campaign will be implemented in phases across all BEPZA export processing zones and economic zones.
BEPZA said it remains committed to building a greener, cleaner and more climate-resilient industrial environment by placing equal emphasis on industrialisation and environmental conservation.
