3-day wildlife festival
A three-day festival aiming to raise consciousness among people about preservation of wildlife, including Royal Bengal Tiger, kicked off at Joymonighol in Mongla upazila on Saturday. The festival began with a marathon competition (Sunderbans marathon) where people from all walks of life participated. Lawmaker Habibun Nahar Talukder of Bagerhat-3 constituency inaugurated the programme. Environment experts Dr Anisuzzaman and Dr Reza Khan, among others, were present. Safe, a voluntary organization, organized the festival marking United Nations declared International Forest Year, 2011.
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