Hasan for protecting rivers to save country
Terming the country’s rivers when veins of human body, Details Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today explained protection of the country’s rivers is crucial to save the united states.
“It is difficult to safeguard the united states, climate and the persons of river basins if we're able to not protect our rivers from grabbing and pollution, as loss of life is inevitable if the veins of a body are damaged. Because of this, we should devote ourselves to save lots of the rivers,” he said.
The info minister was addressing a seminar titled ‘Bangabandhu o Nadimathrik Bangladesh’ at an auditorium of a hotel in the administrative centre.
The Shipping Ministry organized the seminar marking the birth centenary of Daddy of the country Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
State Minister for Delivery Ministry Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury addressed it as being special guest.
Hasan said 93 percent resources of the country’s rivers are from outside the house Bangladesh. “These rivers hold 3.8 billion tonnes silt on their way to sea. Of these, 40 to 45 million tonnes of silt have already been kept in river ways. Therefore, some islands surfaced in the ocean over the last four years. Possibly, Subornochar had not been here before 50 years back,” he added.
Such as this, he said, many islands have surfaced. The char, where the issue of non permanent relocation of Rohingyas today is being discussed, did not exist not 50 years ago, he said.
It is possible to think of a comprehensive intend to harness the potential that is being created at sea, said Hasan, as well Awami League joint general secretary.
The minister said the world’s temperature will be increased around three level if all agreement of Paris will be implemented cent percent. The height of ocean level will be heightened if the temperatures would rise, he added.
“In this context, we should make future approach how to protect the rivers by keeping in mind the next 100 years. A physical plan is needed from coast to coast as where the persons will live and where crops will become produced,” he said.
Extending because of the shipping ministry because of its continuous work of guarding rivers, the info minister stated the ministry is spending troublesome actions against the grabbers and polluters under the leadership of its Condition Minister Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury.
He said it's important to fortify the river safety commission to stop the occupiers and sustain the procedure. There must be also a solid taskforce, he added.
Paying rich tribute to Bangabandhu, the information minister said the daddy of the country Bangabandhu got only 3 . 5 years following the independence. In this short time, he (Bangabandhu possessed initiated all improvement of the united states and enacted regulations, “which we stand and walk”, he added.
“Even, we're able to not lodge circumstance for sea boundary if the country would not enroll in the committee of sea boundary of the United Nations. It could not be easy for us to bring the enclaves if the territory arrangement had not been signed in 1974,” said Hasan.
He is person who designed the ground of satellite of the Bangladesh flag that is flying today on Bangabandhu Satellite.
Right now, he said, the country is moving in advance indomitably under the dynamic leadership of Bangabandhu’s worthy child Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “Our united target is normally to materialise the dream of Bangabandhu within 2041. To implement the desire, rivers ought to be protected,” said Hasan.
Khalid said the nation could enjoy the benefits associated with rivers if Bangabandhu is alive. “But, now, we happen to be facing challenges to safeguard the rivers. We will be facing the difficulties under his (Bangabandhu) worthy daughter Primary Minister Sheikh Hasina,” he added.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University Vice Chancellor Rear Admiral Mohammad Khaled Iqbal read aloud the keynote paper in the seminar with Secretary of Shipping Ministry Mohammad Mejbah Uddin Chowdhury in the chair.
Bangladesh Inland Water Transportation Authority chairman Commodore Golam Sadeq, senior water reference specialized of the Institute of Water Modelling Saiful Alam, Section of Water Resources Engineering of BUET Professor Dr Md Ataur Rahman and article writer and researcher Sheikh Rokan discussed on the keynote paper.
Department of Delivery Director Basic Commodore AZM Jalal Uddin conducted it again.
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