Join the campaign against littering
I cringe at the sight of litter when I go in and out of the streets in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country. Why do we litter? And why can we not as an individual citizen of Bangladesh take care of our own litter? Yes, I mean keeping waste papers in own bags until we reach home and can put it in the waste basket or bin. Why can't we keep our city clean? Littered premises are detrimental to one's mental health and creativity. I cannot function mentally unless my table or room is clean. The same goes for the streets of Dhaka and other cities. A few years back corporate bodies were asked to beautify their surroundings and streets with flowers but that effort seems to have fallen apart. It would be a nice New Year's gift to the country if these corporate bodies renewed their city beautification activities. All eminent personalities who are in the public eye could also come forward and raise awareness about us becoming responsible city residents and not littering! Let us all help some of our youngsters who have started a campaign of anti-litter under the 'green channel' by installing metal bins in many streets of Dhaka. Their success, however, depends on our awareness about anti-littering.
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