Dhaka, June 4 -- The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has this year preferred a time befitting theme and slogan for the World Environment Day 2025, going to be observed tomorrow on June 5 around the world.

"Ending plastic pollution" and "Beat plastic pollution"- the theme and slogan respectively, triggering deep concerns among us as plastic pollution has entangled our country like the arms of an octopus, choking it from all directions.

The resonance of the word "plastic" in both the theme and slogan bears the testimony that plastic has been an alarming threat to our country as well. Though more than 50 years have already passed since UNEP initiated its journey with an end to eliminate pollution, the organisation stumbles, tim...