The AIUB Environment Club (AEC) of the American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) celebrated the World Environment Day on June 05, 2023, by organizing different events to create awareness among students of AIUB. Professor Dr. Md. Abdur Rahman, Pro-Vice Chancellor of AIUB inaugurated the event by planting a tree on the campus. Prof. Dr. A. B. M. Siddique Hossain (Dean, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB), Professor Dr. Mohammad Abdul Mannan (Associate Dean, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB), Professor Dr. S. Mosaddeq Ahmed, (Head, Department of Chemistry, AIUB), Dr. Md. Saniat Rahman Zishan (Director & Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, AIUB), Dr. Mohammad Mahbub Rabbani (Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Dr. Anwarul Abedin Institute of Innovation, AIUB), Dr. Md. Rifat Hazari (Senior Assistant Professor , Deputy Director of Dr. Anwaril Abedin Institute of Innovation, AIUB), Ms. Munira Sultana, ndc (Chairman, Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority, SREDA), Dr. Khandker Md. Abdul Hye, (Joint Secretary, SREDA), several other faculty members from different departments, administrative officers, and members of AEC were present at that time.
After the tree plantation, a rally displaying various placards marched across the campus to extend awareness and inspire students to take necessary steps to save our environment. Members of the AIUB Environment Club, general students, faculty members, and administrative officers of AIUB participated in the rally. After the rally, saplings were distributed among students.
Prior to arranging these events, AEC decorated entrance of AIUB and campus with various types of posters containing different messages and instructions to keep our environment sustainable and specially to build awareness of plastic pollution as this year, the theme for World Environment Day 2023 is #BeatPlasticPollution.