, July 9 -- Banners and festoons at Thursday's official inauguration of the World Environment Day programme and National Tree Fair carried no photograph of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, reflecting the government's new directive banning the use of his image at official events.

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change organised the programme at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre, where the Prime Minister inaugurated the World Environment Day, Environment Fair 2026 and the National Tree Plantation Campaign and National Tree Fair 2026.

Instead of photographs of the Prime Minister, around 20 banners and festoons displayed messages on environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, tree plantation and the pr...