35 magistrates pledge to protect environment
A total of 35 magistrates from 34 districts took an oath to play an “honest and courageous†role in protecting the environment from pollution.
The oath-taking was held at a weeklong training programme, “Role of Mobile Court to Protect Environmentâ€, at Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy in Shahbagh of the capital on Tuesday.
Department of Environment (DoE) Director (enforcement) Mohammad Munir Chowdhury administered the oath to the magistrates, said a DoE press release received yesterday.
He urged the administrative cadre officials to be like fearless soldiers while discharging their duties in stopping rampant environmental pollution.
Rivers and water bodies of the country are being filled up with earth to set up housing projects and brick kilns, posing a serious threat to the environment, he said.
Munir said the level of environmental pollution was crossing the tolerable limit due to a lack of active role by the officials and the illegal practice could not be stopped by only the use of the law and handing down punishment to offenders.
He called upon the magistrates to use mobile courts as a strong instrument in preventing environmental pollution.
Such oath-programmes are being organised to make the administration officials, professionals, and the civil society members conscious about environment so that they are inspired to take up the responsibility and challenge of environmental protection, he added.
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