The New Nation - Internet Edition

Rafiqul Islam Azad

Mohammed Ayub, an Indian national, has arrived Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, on June 15 carrying out awareness campaign among the students against Climate Change, now a burning issue in the region as well as across the globe.

Starting his journey from India Gate, in New Delhi he entered into Bangladesh, the neighbouring country by crossing Bhomra border on June 12.

Mohammed Ayub, a successor of Turkish origin and works in a private organisation, visited 12 schools and college on his way to Dhaka and exchanged views with teachers and students of the respective schools on the issue.

Describing his tour on his way from Delhi to Dhaka, he said he has visited few schools and informed students of those institutions about the possible dangers of climate change how to fight global warming and save the beautiful planet for the future generation.

"The main idea of my visit is to create awareness among the students and inform them what is Global Warming and Climate Change and how we will fight against it," he said while talking to this correspondent in Dhaka.

Replying to a question, he said that he has chosen the students of school and college, since what he said they are the most promising part of the society and the future backbone of the nation About his next plan, Mohammed Ayub, a physics graduate, said that his main aim is to visit the globe on bike to create awareness among the students on the consequence of climate change.

"As part of the world tour programme, I want to visit a number of countries in Central Asia in the coming two years," he said.

The adventure biker, who has taken the initiative for social and humanitarian causes, however, said that he need sponsor but getting a cold response.

He said that the Dhaka tour was made by his own initiative and only his company "Inter Globe Technologies" offered little assistance to him.

"I thoroughly noticed the problem of "Global Warming/Climate Change" since 2004. I always feel good from with in when I do biking campaign on the issue," he said.

He said he has visited Teknaf by bus due to adverse weather.

"I have gathered lot of experiences during the solo trip to Bangladesh. The scorching sunshine and huge humidity are unbearable. I can see the change in my skin on hands and face. These two and sudden rain spoiled few hours of my biking hours," he said.

This is Ayub's first ever visit to Bangladesh he is expected to meet with noble Laurent Prof Dr Mohammed Yunus this morning and return to India tomorrow.

Earlier, he had travelled many parts of India campaigning against "Thalassaemia" disease and plastic pollution.