A total of 25,000 trees will be planted across Khulna under the bKash Forest programme, jointly undertaken by Khulna City Corporation (KCC) and bKash.
The two organisations has recently inaugurated the programme by planting trees at Solar Park and Linear Park in the city, said a press release on Sundnay.
State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shaikh Faridul Islam and KCC Administrator Nazrul Islam Manju inaugurated the programme at Solar Park.
KCC CEO Rajib Ahmed, Conservator of Forests, Khulna Circle, Imran Ahmed, bKash EVP and Head of the Regulatory & Corporate Affairs Department Humayun Kabir and other senior officials were present at the programme.
Under the bKash Forest programme, users earn “green points” through actions such as paying utility bills, opening a DPS, adding money, availing a loan, recharging a mobile or sending money through the bKash app.
As green points accumulate, a virtual sapling grows into a tree within the user’s bKash Forest. Once the required points are earned and the virtual tree reaches maturity, bKash plants a corresponding tree in the real world. Users can view updates about the real tree through the app.
