A national awareness campaign to save tigers will begin on February 11.
In the two-year long campaign, initially a ‘Tiger Caravan’ will visit 100 strategic points along with a theatre troupe to raise awareness.
Concerts, mobile apps and social media engagement will follow soon after.
The campaign is a joint project of Bangladesh government and United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Environment and Forests Minister Anwar Hossain Manju will formally inaugurate the campaign at Krishibid Institution Auditorium in the capital on February 11.
The campaign, which is a part of the Bengal Tiger Conservation Activity (Bagh), is aimed to educate people about this animal and help prevent their extinction
With the theme ‘Tiger is our pride- We shall Protect Tiger”, the two-year campaign will work to increase awareness about the importance of tiger conservation at local and national levels.
Source: Ittefaq
