JU students protest tree felling on campus without master plan
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A human chain was held in front of the university's registrar building
Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit of the Bangladesh Students Union formed a human chain protesting the felling of trees on the campus without following a master plan.
The human chain was held in front of the university's registrar building at 11:30am on Sunday.
Jahidul Islam Emon, general secretary of a faction of the Bangladesh Students Union, led the program.
Muktarul Islam Arko, vice-president of a faction of the student union, said that due to the destruction of trees in Dhaka, the temperature has increased excessively.
“Therefore, it is essential to develop a master plan to prevent issues similar to those in Dhaka from arising at Jahangirnagar University. The administration claims they are constructing buildings according to a plan, so why are trees being cut down during university holidays?” he asked.
Arif Sohel, a student of the Department of International Relations, said building construction without the formulation of a master plan cannot be acceptable at all.
The construction of several buildings is underway at JU and hundreds of trees have already been felled.
The teachers and students of the university claim that the trees are being cut as the buildings have been constructed in an unplanned way. They have been staging a movement over the last five years for a master plan to construct buildings.