Debate competition at Dharmapur High School : Protecting the environment not only responsibility of government
Fatikchari Correspondent
Protecting the environment is not only the responsibility of the government, but of all of us. A tree is like a life. We need to put more effort into preserving the balance of the environment and creating a livable world for future generations. Such initiatives by students are very important in building an environmentally conscious society.
UNO Sayeed Mohammad Ibrahim made these remarks while speaking as the chief guest at a debate competition organized with the overall support of the SSC 1998 batch at Dharmapur Multipurpose High School in Fatikchhari yesterday to celebrate World Environment Day 2026 on Thursday.
UNO also said that today's debaters will build the country in the future. For this, they have to be prepared from now on. They have to love their country and society. Debate is one of the tools for social change. Through the practice of knowledge and science, they will take the country to the peak of progress.
The ninth grade logic team emerged as the champion and seventh grade was the runner-up in the competition. 36 students from different classes participated in six events. Tree planting, unveiling of murals, prize distribution and cultural programs enlivened the day-long event on the occasion of World Environment Day.
The topic of the debate in the final round was the role of the public in protecting the climate'. The winning team consisted of Tasnia Tabassum Anisa, Maisha Islam, Fairoz Jannat Isra, Wahida Nezam Fariha, and the runners-up team consisted of Jannatul Wasifa, Nayan Mani, Tasnim Siddika Taspiya, and Alifa Binte Faiz.
Earlier in the morning, UNO Syed Mohammad Ibrahim was welcomed by the members of the scout team and inaugurated the tree plantation program by planting a fruit tree in the school premises.
The school's headmaster Md. Ekram Ullah presided over the event, while lecturers of Nanupur Naila Kabir College Mohammad Khaled Sarwar, Md. Rabiul Hossain and Farzana Yasmin served as judges.
Fatikchhari Upazila Press Club President, journalist Ahmed Ali Chowdhury, Mohammad Yusup, journalists SM Akkas, Solaiman Akash, Mohammad Yusuf Arafat, Mohammad Tayyab, Gias Uddin and Mintu Kumar Roy were special guests.
