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If BNP comes to power, animal protection laws will be timely: Tarique Rahman
If BNP comes to power by the people’s verdict, the existing laws for the protection of animals and other animals, as well as the ecosystem, will be made timely, said the party’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman. However, he emphasized on people’s awareness more than laws in protecting biodiversity and providing security to wild animals.
If BNP comes to power, animal protection laws will be timely: Tarique Rahman
Tarique Rahman said that the issue of animal rights is not only a human responsibility towards animals, but also essential for conserving biodiversity, maintaining ecological balance and ensuring a healthy and sustainable future for mankind. When people are compassionate towards animals and ensure a safe habitat for animals, it reflects the maturity and advanced morality of human society. Tarique Rahman said this while speaking as the chief guest at the ‘Animal and Life Meeting’ organized at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center in Agargaon, the capital, on Saturday afternoon, joining online from London. The event was organized by the Bangladesh Animal Welfare Association. He is the main patron of this organization.
Tarique Rahman said, on the one hand, biodiversity is under threat due to various reasons, and in the same way, the cases of wildlife trafficking are also increasing at an alarming rate. Due to these reasons, the habitats of wild animals are in danger of extinction. Just as democracy needs to be practiced or protected to establish human rights, similarly, the protection of ecosystems is essential to ensure the rights of animals. Emphasizing on people’s awareness in protecting biodiversity, Tarique Rahman said, this understanding must come among everyone. Because, protecting biodiversity and the safety of wild animals are also related to human safety. He said, it is necessary for people to keep animals alive for their own needs, and it is necessary to keep the habitats of animals intact.
The acting chairman of BNP said, ‘When we talk about animal safety, I think a thought may come to many of us at this moment, that is, when the state sometimes fails to ensure the safety of humans itself, then we are talking about the safety of animals. Personally, I think that the relationship between democracy and human rights is the same as the relationship between the rights of animals and wild animals and the ecosystem. Therefore, if democracy and justice are established in the state and politics, the ecosystem will be safe in reality.’
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Vice Chancellor Abdul Latif, Jahangirnagar University Professor Monowar Hossain Tuhin, BNP Treasurer M Rashiduzzaman Khan Millat, poet Abdul Hai Sikder, cricketer Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh Animal Welfare Association Chief Coordinator Atiqur Rahman Rumman and film actress Irene Sultana also spoke at the event.
Adnan Azad, convener of Bangladesh Animal Welfare Association, presided over the event.
