Barishal, July 13 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday urged people to help keep Bangladesh clean and environment-friendly by refraining from littering, and adopting simple habits that protect public spaces.

"If we do not keep our own homes and our own country clean, no one from outside will come and clean it for us," he said after inaugurating a tree plantation programme on the banks of the Sarikal-Batajor canal in Gournadi upazila of Barishal.

The Prime Minister called on people to stop throwing plastic bottles, packets, tissues and other waste indiscriminately, warning that such habits are damaging the environment and putting future generations at risk.

"I request the people of the whole country-let us make sure we do not thro...