To mark the 31st anniversary of Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), a tree plantation campaign with the slogan ‘Go Green, Protect the Planet’ was held on Thursday at Bangladesh Korea Technical Training Centre (BKTTC), Mirpur.

Young-Ah Doh, Country Director, KOICA Bangladesh Office, Md. Mahbubur Rashid Talukder, Director, Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training, Md. Lutfar Rahman, Principal, BKTTC and Executive Committee of KOICA Bangladesh Alumni Association (KBAA) joined the programme.

As a part of the voluntary programme for social responsibility, to increase mass awareness about tree plantation, more than 100 teachers and students of BKTTC enthusiastically joined the plantation programme.

The objective was to engage the youth who will play a leading role in conserving the environment and raise awareness of an environment- friendly surrounding necessary for a better world.

KOICA’s Country Director hoped that the green campaign will help elevate public awareness for the protection and prevention of further environmental degradation in Bangladesh.

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A movement towards a deeper commitment to environmental protection needs to be increased not only nationally but also internationally.

BKTTC’s Principal expressed his deepest gratitude to KOICA for its support and committed to maintain and preserve the newly-planted trees the vicinity.

KOICA in line with its core values of 4Ps- People, Peace, Prosperity Planet- vowed to focus on eco-friendly projects under its official development assistance aligned with Korea’s Green New Deal agenda in the post-pandemic era.

The Government of Korea with the support of the Government of Bangladesh will continue working together to protect the environment of Bangladesh for the  present and future generations.