Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) H. M. Ibne Mizan joined local volunteers in Shibchar on Saturday for a cleanup and awareness campaign aimed at preventing dengue and curbing plastic pollution.
Organized by the voluntary group Development Efforts for Society and Humanity (DESH), the drive began at 11:00 AM in the Bajitpur (Shekhpur) Bazar area of the upazila.
Led by the UNO, volunteers split into teams to clean the Bajitpur Hazera Khatun High School premises, major roads in Shekhpur Bazar and nearby areas. They collected discarded plastic bottles, polythene bags and food packaging, transferring the non-biodegradable waste to designated disposal sites.
Throughout the drive participants spoke with shopkeepers, pedestrians, students and local residents about the environmental harms of plastic, proper waste management and the need to keep surroundings clean to destroy mosquito breeding grounds.
DESH President Wahiduzzaman, General Secretary S. M. Delwar Hossain, Treasurer Md. Shamim and senior members Md. Mohiuddin, Shahidul Islam, Md. Sajib, Shahin Molla and Shafiqul Islam took part in the event alongside teachers, students and local citizens.
Organizers noted that building a clean, disease-free community requires collective action alongside individual awareness, pledging to continue similar public-welfare campaigns in the future.
