Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal’s Dhaka University unit submitted a memorandum to Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr A B M Obaidul Islam on Tuesday, August 4, seeking six measures to improve cleanliness and environmental protection across the university campus, residential halls and academic buildings. The programme was held at the vice-chancellor’s office at 10:30am under the themes “Green & Clean Campus First” and “Let us build cleanliness habits, build a vibrant campus.”

The demands included installing sufficient bins and separating waste, ensuring shop cleanliness, conducting regular cleaning drives, improving sanitation, centrally monitoring canteens and cafeterias, and planting and preserving trees. The memorandum called for at least one bin within every 150 to 200 metres, separate coloured bins for biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste, and regular maintenance.

The organisation proposed cleaning campaigns at least two days a month in every residential hall and academic building with student participation. It also sought repairs and upkeep of toilets and washrooms, bins outside shops, measures encouraging biodegradable alternatives to plastic cups and bags, and quarterly food and environment white papers based on monitoring data. Unit president Ganesh Chandra Roy Sahas and general secretary Nahiduzzaman Shipon attended.