Shut down all coal-fired power plants near Sunderbans
Bapa reiterates in 15-point demand on Sunderbans Day Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (Bapa) yesterday placed a 15-point demand, which includes closing down all under-construction coal-based power plants near Sundarbans and stopping industrialisation at sensitive areas to save the largest mangrove forest in the world.
Bapa came up with the demand at a webinar titled What should we do to save Sundarbans and the demands to mark Sundarbans Day .
This year, the slogan of Sundarbans Day was Save Sundarbans, Save Bangladesh .
Placing the 15-point demand, Bapa President Sultana Kamal said to save the country, there is no alternative but to save Sundarbans.
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