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Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan visiting the showroom of Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation (BFIDC) in Mirpur on 21 June 2025. Photo: Courtesy
Environment

Govt working to promote multi-purpose products from bamboo, cane, and wood alternatives: Rizwana

Alongside rubberwood, the Bangladesh Forest Industries Development Corporation (BFIDC) is undertaking effective initiatives to expand the use of eco-friendly alternative products, she says

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan attended a post-Eid greetings ceremony, on the first working day after Eid-ul-Adha, held at the conference room of the Ministry of Environment today (15 June). Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Rizwana for using eco-friendly bamboo furniture

CHT Affairs Adviser Suprodip Chakma with FAO delegation in the capital on 15 January. Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Bamboo will be main factor for CHT development: Suprodip Chakma

Modern Education and Training Institute (METI) Handmade school in Dinajpur, also known as ‘Anandaloy’, stands out as a noteworthy bamboo structure designed by architect Anna Heringer. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Habitat

Standing on a pole: The growing use of bamboo in architecture

Chittagong University’s unique bamboo garden, or bambusetum, spans five acres of scenic hilly terrain behind the institute’s academic building. Established to preserve the country’s disappearing bamboo species, it serves as a vital resource for students, local researchers, and international visitors alike. Photo: Minhaz Uddin
Bangladesh

Bamboo garden at CU: A sanctuary for conservation and research

Bangladesh handicrafts industry: Bamboo takes the lead
By The Numbers

Bangladesh handicrafts industry: Bamboo takes the lead

Bamboos are used to connect a bridge with the road at Bagulat Union under Kumarkhali Upazila of Kushtia. The bridge constructed a decade ago has become a symbol of public suffering and wasted public money. The photo was taken recently. Photo: AJ Sujon
Infrastructure

When bamboos are used to access Kaliganga bridge in Kushtia

Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Forest Research registers 3 new bamboo varieties

Bangladesh develops 3 new bamboo varieties
Economy

Bangladesh develops 3 new bamboo varieties

The technical consultant is performing a quality check on the products at Rudra Para. Photo :Mumit M
In Focus

Bamboo and earthenware: Training refugee hosts in Ukhiya

Bamboos worth Tk6 crore are rotting in Rangamati as they cannot be transported to other districts because of the countrywide shutdown. Photo: TBS
Trade

Bamboos worth Tk6cr rotting amid lockdown