The first of its kind in Bangladesh, a 10-hour long Online Climate Strike was hosted live on Facebook and moderated by various influencers in the field from 10am to 8pm with support from Save the Children in Bangladesh and Green Savers, said a press release.
Students joined the program and performed to show support for nature - songs, poems, stories, dances, jokes, debate, speeches etc.
The event was a part of the global climate strike responding to the call of Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg to prevent global climate change who on this day in 2018 stood outside the Swedish parliament, holding a placard that read "School strike for the climate".
Among her demands were that the Swedish government reduce carbon emissions per the Paris Agreement. On 7 September, just before the general elections, she announced that she would continue to strike every Friday until Sweden aligns with the Paris Agreement.
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