The 2010 International Year of Biodiversity is a global attempt to draw the attention of one and all on the importance of protection of biodiversity. Some 81 school children from 2 localities in Chittagong (Chittagong City and Sitakund Upazila) took part in an on-the-spot art contest on 18 December 2010 organized by the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation and the Marine Fisheries Office of the Department of Fisheries, Government of Bangladesh.